Government issues in El Paso, Texas
Reminder: the words in blue are links to articles with detailed information. In January 1998 Texas and 45 other state attorney generals settled a lawsuit against the tobacco industry. The tobacco companies […]
It will cost El Paso taxpayers almost one million dollars to rid themselves of Tommy Gonzalez according to Gonzalez’ recent contract with the City. It is hard to estimate the exact amount […]
El Paso taxpayers owe over $3 billion in debt according to data legally required to be published by the City of El Paso. The debt is paid for via El Paso’s property […]
It is a constant rumor in El Paso that if a candidate aspires for a county-wide office they must run on the Democratic Party ticket. Running as a Republican is difficult with […]
As we reported as breaking news on El Paso Digest on Thursday night, Lily Limón was contacted by an El Paso Police Department detective over an alleged assault. Readers may remember our […]
On May 28, 2021, El Paso Politics received the following message from the Texas Attorney General’s Office about our quest to force the El Paso Children’s Hospital to comply with the Texas […]
On Friday, May 7, 2021, El Paso Politics received a letter from County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal denying our request that they seek an opinion from the Texas Attorney General’s office to […]
As readers may remember, we asked the County Attorney – to intervene on behalf of the El Paso taxpayers – to ask the Texas Attorney General to determine whether the El Paso […]
The leaders of the University Medical Center of El Paso and El Paso Children’s Hospital use taxpayer-funded equipment and services to send and receive “voluminous… personal messages unrelated to official business,” according […]
The El Paso Children’s Hospital is arguing that it is not subject to the Texas Public Information Act. El Paso Children’s Hospital is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. As a nonprofit, it argues that […]
What Other’s Are Saying