After a contentious city council meeting, the city’s auditor warned that neither she nor her staff will appear before city council again. The auditor decried “personal attacks” from a council member during […]
Editor’s note: as a reminder, phrases in blue are links to supporting articles. Click on them for more detail. In a previous article we laid out how philanthropy is used by the […]
During the October 7, 2002, El Paso Commissioners Court meeting, a group, generally known by many in El Paso as EPISO, was present asking commissioners for $350,000 in tax dollars. Its representatives […]
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 […]
Author’s note: I expect to be criticized for not using the term “allegedly” before the descriptions of the crimes that Patrick Wood Crusius has been charged with, but not convicted. Although there […]
As we explored in our previous article, philanthropy is used to manage the public policy agenda. Individuals who donate to non-profits tend to be wealthy and White. Their donations are often used […]
Editor’s note: it has come to our attention that readers may not realize that we link to relevant and supporting articles to provide better context. When you see a word or section […]
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 […]
In recent court filings, the El Paso Children’s Hospital is arguing both that it is a public entity immune from lawsuits but also not a public entity subject to open records requests. […]
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