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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS 3-YEAR BAN ON CONTRACTS WITH WESTSTAR BANK, REMOVED FROM AGENDA
[[{“value”:” Aaron Montes of KTSM 9 News reports: “City staff made the recommendation to sever an active agreement with the bank and its subsidiaries, including WestStar Title, LLC, based on findings from the…
KTSM News – Final report shows Marathon El Paso emitted 60 tons of SO2
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — In a finalized report by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Marathon El Paso Refinery released nearly 60 tons of sulfur dioxide after a “process upset”…
KTSM News – City of El Paso staff recommended 3-year ban on contracts with WestStar Bank, subsidiaries
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A recommendation to impose a three-year ban on contracts between the City of El Paso, WestStar Bank Holding Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries was quietly removed from…
El Paso Matters – After hours of tense debate, divided El Paso City Council adopts budget, raises taxes
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…