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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY AUDITOR RELEASES RESIGNATION LETTER
[[{“value”:” Yesterday we reported that Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon is resigning, with his last day of work scheduled for October 10. The El Paso Taxpayer Revolt has now obtained his letter…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – IS THE CITY PLANNING TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO EXPAND THE CONVENTION CENTER?
[[{“value”:” We broke the news on March 4 that the City is planning a major expansion of the Convention Center south of San Antonio Avenue, up to the edge of Overland Avenue. The next…
The Border Chronicle – The Long-Distance Run
A 19th century hide painting of the Sand Creek massacre made by artist Stone Rabbit of the U.S. military attacking Cheyenne tribal leader Black Kettle. (Photo: creative commons) Share When your job…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY AUDITOR CALDERON TO RETIRE
[[{“value”:” Edmundo Calderon has served as Chief Internal Auditor of the City of El Paso for more than 20 years and in that time has not only worked hard to keep our…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CRAZY DORA RUNNING FOR OFFICE!
The wife of former City Rep. Henry Rivera, who was reprimanded in February 2024 because of his outrageous, unethical behavior while on City Council, is running for Justice of the Peace, District…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COUNTY BUDGET DEFICIT FOR FY2025 MORE THAN DOUBLES
[[{“value”:” Harrison Parker of KFOX14 aired an outstanding report revealing that the County budget deficit for FY 2025 (ending September 30) has increased from $18-25M to $55-62M. The new figure is catastrophic…
El Chuqueño Blog – La Fiesta, Downtown Juarez
You’d have to be older than I am to remember La Fiesta in downtown Juarez, and I’m pretty old. La Fiesta used to be a big time nightclub, hosting acts like the…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY IS SHORT-CHANGING RETIRED FIREFIGHTERS
[[{“value”:” The City’s Strategic Communications Director, Laura Cruz-Acosta, has a long record of stonewalling the media and sharing deceptive or false information. Ask any local journalist assigned to City business. She told…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – 10 HOTELS OWE $1.1 MILLION IN TAXES
[[{“value”:” Julia Spencer of KFOX14 aired a report on a City audit of the Hotel Occupancy Tax dated March 6, 2025. The audit identified 10 hotels that currently owe $1,121,530.45 in taxes,…