After at least four hours of debate, numerous motions that went nowhere and repetitive questions and comments, a divided El Paso City Council on Tuesday adopted a budget and tax rate that…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MAYOR ACTIVELY SUPPORTS CITY TAX INCREASE, VIOLATES CAMPAIGN PLEDGE AGAIN
[[{“value”:” Mayor Renard Johnson campaigned on lowering our City property tax but has now presided over the second increase in a row since assuming office. Just before yesterday’s final vote to increase…
KTSM News – EPPD SWAT dispatched to barricaded subject in West El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Police Department’s SWAT team is being dispatched to a barricaded subject incident in West El Paso. The call of the incident came in at…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY COUNCIL VOTES 6-2 FOR MASSIVE TAX INCREASE, REPS BOYAR TREJO AND LIMÓN DISSENT
[[{“value”:” Today City Council voted 6-2 to adopt a budget for FY 2027 with a tax rate of $0.79800 per $100 of valuation, slightly below the voter-approval rate. This means the owner…
KTSM News – 9 triple-digit days or more in a row for El Paso
Our official high today was 97. We were 6 degrees warmer than Monday’s 91, yet we did NOT add to the “So Close to Misery Meter.” So far, we’ve only had 7…
Border Report – Chicken feet, bird feathers found in costumes at Arizona border crossing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists stopped a traveler from bringing handmade costumes containing chicken feet and unidentified bird feathers into the United States through the Nogales port of entry, according…
Border Report – After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people have been killed in the year since the U.S. military began bombing boats it accused of ferrying drugs off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts….
Border Report – COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports. Here’s where levels are highest
Don’t be surprised if you start hearing some more coughing in the next few weeks. COVID-19 is once again on the rise in nearly every corner of the U.S. Read: Read More
Border Report – Avocado pickers in Mexico welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain
Authorities announced the lifting of a U.S. security alert that temporarily halted avocado exports. Read: Read More
Border Report – Arizona migrant deaths rise despite historically low crossings
Migrant deaths along Arizona’s border with Mexico increased this summer, with July recording the highest monthly total in two years, according to the humanitarian organization Humane Borders. Read: Read More