https://elpasotaxwatch.com/pressPublication editions, not claims of new government action. Reporting periods appear in every brief.https://elpasotaxwatch.com/press/archive/city-general-fund-budget-actual/8fbc408e582991ca/light.htmlhttps://elpasotaxwatch.com/press/archive/city-general-fund-budget-actual/8fbc408e582991ca/light.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2026 05:59:59 GMTFor FY2025, audited General Fund current-year resources were $394,907 below the final budget, while charges to appropriations were $6,481,612 above final appropriations. The schedule reports an ending fund balance of $161,616,210. General Fund only. “Charges to appropriations” are budget-basis outflows, not every City expense or a cash checkbook. Variances alone do not establish mismanagement.https://elpasotaxwatch.com/press/archive/city-tax-rate-history/b06528210b3161ac/light.htmlhttps://elpasotaxwatch.com/press/archive/city-tax-rate-history/b06528210b3161ac/light.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2026 05:59:59 GMTThe City of El Paso budget book shows the published property-tax rate rising through FY2020, remaining at that level through FY2022, and then declining through FY2026. A lower rate does not necessarily mean a lower tax bill. A tax rate is not a tax bill. Property values, exemptions and overlapping taxing entities affect what a household pays.https://elpasotaxwatch.com/press/archive/water-district-tax-base/324b5cd4bbd96c9b/light.htmlhttps://elpasotaxwatch.com/press/archive/water-district-tax-base/324b5cd4bbd96c9b/light.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2026 04:44:45 GMTSelected water districts have separate certified taxable values. Their jurisdictions can overlap other taxing entities; these amounts must not be added to municipal or county values. Taxable value is not tax revenue or spending. Overlapping entities must not be summed.https://elpasotaxwatch.com/press/archive/city-value-comparison/3b25176b5d3431ab/light.htmlhttps://elpasotaxwatch.com/press/archive/city-value-comparison/3b25176b5d3431ab/light.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2026 04:44:45 GMTEPCAD reports $77.81B in certified market value and $57.13B in certified taxable value for the City of El Paso. The difference is not a measure of lost revenue or spending. Taxable value is not tax revenue or spending. Overlapping entities must not be summed.https://elpasotaxwatch.com/press/archive/municipal-tax-base/896ce74035a3504d/light.htmlhttps://elpasotaxwatch.com/press/archive/municipal-tax-base/896ce74035a3504d/light.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2026 04:44:45 GMTCertified taxable property values differ widely across El Paso County municipalities. These figures describe the tax base, not taxes collected, budgets, or household bills. Taxable value is not tax revenue or spending. Overlapping entities must not be summed.