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El Paso City Council

Posted inGovernment

Svarzbein says Leeser threatened ‘shut your mouth, or I’ll shut it for you’

by Elida S. Perez June 6, 2022June 9, 2022

City Rep. Peter Svarzbein is alleging that Mayor Oscar Leeser threatened him with physical violence in February, an accusation that Leeser disputes.

Posted inGovernment

The Week Ahead: Council to consider overriding mayor’s second veto of city manager contract

by Molly Smith June 3, 2022June 22, 2022
Posted inGovernment

City Council again extends city manager’s contract to 2029, minus previous possible pay boost

by Elida S. Perez May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Posted inGovernment

City Manager Tommy Gonzalez’s contract has grown more lucrative over time. Here’s what you need to know

by Elida S. Perez May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Posted inCommentary

Opinion: El Paso City Council eager to pay Tommy Gonzalez, not other employees

by Special to El Paso Matters May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Posted inGovernment

Mayor vetoes city manager’s contract extension, wants to honor current contract

by Elida S. Perez May 18, 2022May 18, 2022
Posted inGovernment

City Council, in effort to keep City Manager Tommy Gonzalez on board, may boost his pay to $450,000 with contract extension

by Elida S. Perez May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
Posted inGovernment

Will City Council boost Tommy Gonzalez’s contract to retain him?

by Elida S. Perez May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
Posted inGovernment

The Week Ahead: City to soon repair 2 damaged Duranguito buildings

by Ramon Bracamontes May 6, 2022June 22, 2022
Posted inElection

Grassroots petition aims to reform El Paso City Council elections

by Molly Smith May 5, 2022May 6, 2022
Posted inGovernment

What you need to know about maps being considered for new City Council district boundaries

by Elida S. Perez April 25, 2022April 26, 2022
Posted inGovernment

City Council bucks staff recommendation, recommits to fund El Paso community kitchen

by Danielle Prokop March 29, 2022April 4, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

New recycler officially takes over El Paso’s recycling program

by Danielle Prokop March 29, 2022March 30, 2022
Posted inGovernment

Future voting maps for El Paso City Council districts get narrowed down

by Elida S. Perez March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
Posted inGovernment

El Paso mayor’s voting power, street maintenance fee among possible charter amendments

by Elida S. Perez February 22, 2022February 23, 2022
Posted inGovernment

Efforts to protect damaged, dilapidated Downtown arena buildings dropped indefinitely

by Elida S. Perez February 9, 2022February 15, 2022
Posted inGovernment

City Council to resume talks on protecting deteriorating buildings in Downtown arena footprint

by Elida S. Perez January 17, 2022February 15, 2022
Posted inFeatured

City November bond proposal could have multiple measures, though streets will be high priority

by Elida S. Perez January 10, 2022January 10, 2022
Posted inGovernment

City officials will likely ask voters to approve a capital improvement bond issue in 2022

by Elida S. Perez January 3, 2022December 30, 2021
Posted inGovernment

El Paso voters may decide changes to city manager’s role

by Elida S. Perez June 11, 2021June 11, 2021
Posted inGovernment

City and county officials urge El Pasoans to take part in redistricting efforts

by Elida S. Perez June 2, 2021June 1, 2021
Posted inGovernment

City of El Paso looks at limiting who can file ethics complaints against leaders

by Elida S. Perez January 7, 2021January 7, 2021
Posted inGovernment

Incoming El Paso mayor, council members talk about their priorities for 2021

by Elida S. Perez December 28, 2020December 28, 2020
Posted inElection

El Paso voters return Leeser to mayor’s office, ousting Margo

by Robert Moore December 12, 2020December 14, 2020
Posted inGovernment

Activists say city plan to review El Paso police falls short of reform needs

by Elida S. Perez October 21, 2020October 21, 2020
Posted inElection

In Northeast El Paso, a most unusual City Council race

by René Kladzyk October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
Posted inElection

El Paso mayor candidates offer differing views of how they’d lead city government

by Elida S. Perez October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
Posted inElection

District 3 voters choosing a City Council member for second time in a year

by Molly Smith October 10, 2020October 12, 2020
Posted inElection

EPISO-Border Interfaith have accountability session with mayor, City Council candidates

by El Paso Matters Staff October 10, 2020October 10, 2020
Posted inElection, Featured, Justice, Politics

City Council candidate Shawnson Nixon arrested on bad check allegations

by Robert Moore October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

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