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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COUNCIL “DISCRETIONARY FUND” EXPENDITURES IN FY 2025
[[{“value”:” Yesterday we reported that our eight City Council representatives are collectively holding $609,540 in “discretionary funds,” which are routinely used to purchase popularity at taxpayer expense. Each city representative automatically receives…
El Paso Herald Post – House Committee Meets April 10 to Assess Quorum Breaker Fines: Vince Perez Says, “This is an intimidation campaign, plain and simple.”
EL PASO, Tx., March 20, 2026: The Texas House of Representatives House Administration Committee has scheduled a meeting for April 10, 2026, to consider the financial penalties to levy against […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY REPS HOLDING $609,540 IN “DISCRETIONARY” SLUSH FUNDS
[[{“value”:” At the start of each fiscal year, $10,000 of “discretionary funds” are automatically deposited into the account of each of the eight members of City Council. These funds are supposedly for…
El Chuqueño Blog – March Meeting, Reports Flag Paso del Norte Air Pollution Trouble Spots
By Kent Paterson Unpaved roads like this in Sunland Park contribute to air quality problems in the Paso del Norte (photos by Kent Paterson) Here’s a binational border institution many of you…
El Paso Herald Post – YISD Trustee Chris Hernandez Seeks to Rename Cesar Chavez Academy
EL PASO, Tx., March 19, 2026: Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) Trustee Chris Hernandez announced today that he will seek to rename the Cesar Chavez Academy at the school district. […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – Breaking News: El Paso to Consider Renaming the Cesar Chavez Highway to Benito Juarez
EL PASO, Tx., March 18, 2026: Earlier today, news broke that civil rights leader, Cesar Chavez sexually abused his longtime union partner, Dolores Huerta and other young women for years. […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – Petition To Remove El Paso Judge Filed Over Social Media – Not the First Time
EL PASO, Tx., March 18, 2026: On Monday morning, a defense attorney filed a Motion to Recuse El Paso Judge Lyda Ness Garcia from a criminal case she is overseeing […] The…
El Paso Herald Post – Gasoline Prices and Flight Delays Impacting El Paso Today
EL PASO, Tx., March 17, 2026: This morning El Pasoans are waking up to rising gasoline prices and delays in air travel across the country. The delays are being caused […] The…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY GO AND CO BOND DEBT DECREASED $300M IN FY 2023-26
[[{“value”:” On February 12, City CFO Robert Cortinas gave a presentation to the Financial Oversight and Audit Committee on the current state of the City’s debt. The City owes $843,920,00 in general…