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Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – RENARD JOHNSON VIOLATED CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW 43 TIMES
[[{“value”:” We have determined that Renard Johnson, the Oligarchy candidate for Mayor whose brother and former business partner was indicted for a $3 million Ponzi scheme, has violated campaign finance law 43 times,…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COMMITS TO NO TAX INCREASE FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!
[[{“value”:” Thanks to the financial acumen and wizardry of CFO Robert Cortinas and Interim City Manager Cary Westin, yesterday our City Council was presented with a budget for FY 2024-25 that lowers…
The Border Chronicle – Weaponizing Immigration
Attendees at the Republican National Convention in July hold signs that read “Mass Deportation Now.” (Photo credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Share It was only minutes after the country knew that Vice President…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – HERNANDEZ FILES PAPERWORK FOR MAYORAL CAMPAIGN DURING KEY ARENA VOTE
[[{“value”:” At exactly 12:29pm today, under agenda item 29, City Council voted 5-2 to place an item on the November 5 ballot that would cancel spending bond money for a downtown arena….
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – GROSSMAN ADDRESSES EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ABOUT PROPOSED $173.8M CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION
[[{“value”:” Yesterday our Chief Instigator, returning from work in Italy, called the El Paso County Commissioners Court from Newark Liberty International Airport to comment on agenda item 9A, which was a discussion…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SAMANIEGO AND THREE COMMISSIONERS GO TO THE DARK SIDE
[[{“value”:” County Judge Ricardo Samaniego originally ran for office on a platform of fiscal discipline but turned out to be just another tax-and-spend progressive. He voted to raise his own salary to…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SAMANIEGO ENDORSES JOHNSON FOR MAYOR
[[{“value”:” Renard Johnson, the Oligarchy candidate for Mayor whose brother and former business partner was indicted for a $3 million Ponzi scheme, appointed the daughter of County Judge Ricardo Samaniego as his…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COUNTY POISED TO SUPPORT $1.6 BILLION IN NEW DEBT SERVICING, EXPLODING OUR PROPERTY TAX
[[{“value”:” Two days ago we reported that the County will soon vote on whether to issue $188 million in certificates of obligation without voter approval and place a $294 million general obligation…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – THE COUNTY’S $482 MILLION SPENDING BINGE
[[{“value”:” During a Special Meeting of the County Commissioners Court on July 9, Jose Landeros, Director of Strategic Development, presented the recommendations of the Bond Advisory Committee for future debt issuances. The…