{
  "note": "Curated starter set, not a complete record. Every vote below is confirmed from the cited reporting; we add votes only when the full roll call is verified.",
  "updated": "2026-10-07",
  "votes": [
    {
      "absent": [],
      "abstain": [],
      "amount": null,
      "body": "El Paso City Council",
      "date": "2026-08-18",
      "id": "city-fy2027-budget-2026-08-18",
      "item": "FY2027 budget adoption, including the $0.798000 property tax rate",
      "no": [
        "Cynthia Boyar-Trejo",
        "Lily Limon"
      ],
      "note": "The adopted rate was about 1.1 cents below the introduced $0.809487 rate. Five members had refused the higher rate; the lower rate cut $6.4M from the budget, including $700K for street and park lights, $1M for the Animal Services fleet, and $4M from contingency.",
      "result": "Passed 6-2",
      "source_label": "El Paso Times, Aug 18, 2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/local/2026/08/18/el-paso-lowers-proposed-tax-increase-homeowners-still-pay-more/91357294007/",
      "yes": [
        "Alejandra Chavez",
        "Josh Acevedo",
        "Deanna Maldonado-Rocha",
        "Ivan Nino",
        "Art Fierro",
        "Chris Canales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "absent": [],
      "abstain": [],
      "amount": null,
      "body": "El Paso City Council",
      "date": "2026-08-04",
      "id": "city-tax-rate-intro-2026-08-04",
      "item": "Preliminary approval of the $0.809487 property tax rate ordinance",
      "no": [
        "Alejandra Chavez",
        "Ivan Nino",
        "Lily Limon"
      ],
      "note": "Preliminary vote only; the final adopted rate on Aug 18 was $0.798000. The proposal would have added about $132 a year to the average homestead bill.",
      "result": "Passed 5-3",
      "source_label": "El Paso Times, Aug 5, 2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/local/2026/08/05/el-paso-homeowners-face-132-annual-tax-hike-in-2027-budget/91167996007/",
      "yes": [
        "Josh Acevedo",
        "Deanna Maldonado-Rocha",
        "Cynthia Boyar-Trejo",
        "Art Fierro",
        "Chris Canales"
      ]
    }
  ]
}