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Two weeks ago City Council rejected Mayor Oscar Leeser’s proposal to restrict the search for a City Manager to locals. From Adam Powell’s piece on ElPasoTimes.com: The El Paso City Council once…

Today the City Council, under Executive Session item 7, voted to have Mayor Leeser present City Rep. Henry Rivera with a Letter of Reprimand. According to Martin Paredes of El Paso News, Rivera’s…

There are nine school districts in El Paso County, each with its own superintendent and administration. they have an unquenchable thirst for tax dollars and already account for more than 40% of…

Here’s another email that disgraced former City Manager Joyce Wilson sent to Mayor Oscar Leeser: Since the 2012 Quality of Life Bond passed, the mayor and city council has routinely expanded the…

Here’s an great article from Diego Mendoza-Moyers at ElPasoMatters.com about the subsidies El Paso taxpayers give to local home builders. As housing developments extend further out into the desert along the periphery…

Tomorrow’s City Council Work Session incluydes executive session item 7, titled “Complaint regarding elected City Official – Matter No. HQ # 1453 (551.071)(551.074),” with outside counsel Frank Garza attending. While we cannot…

There are nine school districts in El Paso County, each with its own superintendent, board of trustees, and bloated administration. These districts consume more than 40% of our property tax yet are…

Debbie Nathan was a local hero. She’s still a hero, but she’s not local anymore. Ms. Nathan is an accomplished investigative journalist. She has written for The Intercept, Texas Monthly, New York…