[[{“value”:” Yesterday we reported that the Public Service Board, consisting of the Mayor Johnson and five others, voted 5-1 to increase our water fees by 7.5% for the average homeowner. We also…
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – JOHNSON ABSTAINS FROM VOTE TO INCREASE WATER FEES 7.5%
[[{“value”:” Yesterday the Public Service Board, which consists of the Mayor and five members appointed by City Council, voted 5-1 to increase our water, wastewater, and stormwater fees for FY 2025-26 by…
The Border Chronicle – What’s Gonna Happen on the Border in 2025? A Podcast with Erika Pinheiro
Subscribe now Mother and child at a shelter for migrants in Mexicali, Baja California in 2018. (Photo by Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images) Share Well, here we are at the beginning of…
The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle Forecast for 2025
A SpaceX test rocket explodes near Brownsville, Texas, in November 2023. The wall was privately built in Mission, Texas, by Steve Bannon and Trump allies who were charged with conspiracy and money…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS ALEJANDRA CHAVEZ MAYOR PRO TEMP, INDICATES CLEAN BREAK WITH FISCAL CONSERVATIVES
[[{“value”:” This morning, Renard Johnson made a motion to appoint newly-sworn-in City Rep Alejandra Chavez of District 1 as Mayor Pro Temp and Art Fierro of District 6 as Alt Mayor Pro…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – THE REIGN OF GASSANDRA ENDS TODAY!
[[{“value”:” Cassandra Hernandez began her stint as a City Council Representative on June 27, 2017 and her final day in office is today. El Paso has suffered 2,757 days under her reign,…
El Chuqueño Blog – The Most Bilingual City in America
According to this story on Preply.com, El Paso is the most bilingual city in America: The ability to speak more than one language can come in handy, and not just if you’re…
El Chuqueño Blog – “Strange Illusion”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – 22% OF EL PASO HOMEOWNERS SPEND MORE THAN HALF THEIR MONTHLY MORTGAGE PAYMENT ON TAXES AND INSURANCE
[[{“value”:” Nicole Friedman of the Wall Street Journal reported on December 23 that “nationwide, taxes and insurance make up more than half of the monthly mortgage payment for 9% of single-family mortgages.”…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES TO $15.75
[[{“value”:” Only our City would guarantee the highest minimum wage in our region, more than double the federal and state minimum wage of $7.25, regardless of employee qualifications. We would prefer that…