Street infrastructure will be a high priority for the bond program the city of El Paso will likely ask voters to approve during the November general election. The city government is in the early stages ...
Upper Valley homeowner Perla Aguilera will have to reevaluate her family’s spending habits as she prepares to pay higher property taxes this year. Like thousands of El Pasoans, Aguilera saw a spike in her home ...
El Paso Matters accountability reporter Elida S. Perez is doing a story examining how increases in property taxes are impacting El Pasoans. She wants to talk to El Pasoans about how property tax bills are ...
University Medical Center will likely adopt a lower tax rate for its next fiscal year after receiving a $34.7 million commitment in American Rescue Plan Act funds from the county — an allotment county officials ...
Following a drop in the city’s budget last year due to impacts of COVID-19, city officials are looking at increasing the budget for the 2022 fiscal year by about $33 million — a move that ...
Tens of thousands of El Paso homeowners will be looking at huge property tax increases this year if local governments don’t make substantial reductions in the current rates. Homeowners are caught in a pandemic vise ...
We’re continuing our reporting on this year’s property re-appraisals and their potential impact on property taxes. We want to talk with El Pasoans about their experiences. We’re particularly interested in talking with people who live ...
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