EPISD eyes up to $450 million bond election, outlines $1 billion in long-term needs
by Claudia Lorena Silva The El Paso Independent School District is considering taking a series of bond proposals to voters in November to begin…
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Socorro ISD approves balanced budget, state conservator delays departure over special education data reporting
by Claudia Lorena Silva The Socorro Independent District adopted a balanced budget for the second year in a row and is looking to start rebuilding…
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City’s environmental franchise fee on trash bills is illegal tax, appeals court rules
by Elida S. Perez The Texas 8th Court of Appeals Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision that the city of El Paso’s environmental franchise fee…
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Walmart reaches settlements with 63 plaintiffs, cancels mediation for 29 others in El Paso mass shooting, court records show
by Robert Moore Most of the plaintiffs suing Walmart and a bank as a result of the 2019 El Paso mass shooting have reached settlements in recent…
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EPISD board members Daniel Call and Valerie Beals announce resignations
By Robert Moore Two members of the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees announced their resignations Friday, a day after the board…
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Nearly 180 ICE detainees quarantined at Camp East Montana for possible measles exposure
by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Nearly 180 detainees are under quarantine for possible measles exposure at Camp East Montana, an Immigration and…
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‘I am scared to be here’: Lawsuit seeks to halt ICE’s Camp East Montana operations over alleged standards violations
by Cindy RamirezMay 30, 2026 Share Facebook Nextdoor Reddit Citing severe medical neglect, violent use of force and excessive use of solitary…
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EPISD to consider financial exigency declaration, more than 400 job cuts at Tuesday school board meeting
by Claudia Lorena Silva More than 400 El Paso Independent School District jobs, including teachers and central office staff, may be cut as the Board…
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Socorro ISD expects to adopt balanced budget for second year in a row
by Claudia Lorena Silva The Socorro Independent District expects to approve a balanced budget this June for the second year in a row, as it…
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El Paso ISD may declare financial emergency, large-scale layoffs after review puts budget deficit at $52.8 million
by Claudia Lorena Silva A public school consultant is recommending that the El Paso Independent School District declare financial exigency —…
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David Leonard Wood hearings delayed
by El Paso Matters Staff May 8, 2026 This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics,…
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Trump dismisses UTEP president, others from National Science Foundation Board
by Daniel Perez The White House fired all members of the National Science Board Friday, including Heather Wilson, president of the University of…
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El Paso Water didn’t assess a now-failing dam before acquiring Cement Lake property last month
by Robert Moore April 24, 2026 Cement Lake, between Interstate 10 and Paisano Drive in the Upper Valley, was purchased by El Paso Water from the…
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Hal Marcus, celebrated El Paso artist and musician, dies at 74
by Robert Moore April 12, 2026 Share Facebook Nextdoor Reddit 📣 We use your feedback to strengthen our reporting. Tell us what’s working…
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El Paso judicial candidate Christina Montes’ husband is registered sex offender tied to bail bond kidnapping case
by Claudia Lorena SilvaMarch 31, 2026 A judicial candidate in the May 26 Democratic primary runoff election is married to a registered sex offender…
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El Paso Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy reorganization, citing ‘astronomical’ potential judgments in priest sex abuse cases
The El Paso Catholic Diocese, faced with potential “astronomical” judgments in a dozen lawsuits alleging clergy sexual abuse, filed for…
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Newcomers defeat incumbents David Stout, Sergio Coronado in El Paso County commissioners Democratic primary
by Priscilla TotiyapungprasertMarch 3, 2026 First-time candidate Annette Griego ousted incumbent El Paso County Commissioner Sergio Coronado for the…
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Lawmakers demand answers after unprecedented FAA flight restrictions disrupt El Paso region
by Robert Moore, February 12, 2026 U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar of El Paso and three members of the New Mexico congressional delegation are asking the…
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Investigation clears UTEP professor in NSF aerospace grant, but El Paso loses major funding opportunity
by Daniel Perez February 6, 2026 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. A nearly two-year…
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Charges dismissed against 2 former Socorro ISD trustees, board member’s wife
by Robert Moore February 5, 2026 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. Charges against two…
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Text messages show Steve Bannon bragged to Jeffrey Epstein about secretly building private border wall near El Paso
by Robert Moore February 2, 2026 A section of the privately-funded border wall, seen from Ciudad Juárez, rises from the bank of Rio Grande toward…
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El Paso, West Texas federal courts deluged with challenges to immigration detention
by Robert Moore, February 1, 2026 Eighteen-year-old Heidy was stopped by immigration agents on Jan. 14 as she drove to community college classes in…
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El Paso County Chief Administrator Betsy Keller forgoes pay raise amid budget constraints
by Elida S. Perez December 22, 2025 Facebook X El Paso County Chief Administrator Betsy Keller (Courtesy of El Paso County) Sign up for…
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UMC El Paso CEO Jacob Cintron to collect nearly $1.5 million after pay raise, bonus
by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, El Paso MattersDecember 18, 2025 Jacob Cintron, CEO of University Medical Center of El Paso, received a 14% pay raise…
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Ysleta ISD loses 1,400 students amid enrollment decline, financial struggles
by Claudia Lorena Silva December 16, 2025 Facebook X Ysleta ISD Superintendent Xavier De La Torre speaks with students at Riverside Elementary…
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Judges in El Paso Electric rate case recommend smaller rate increase, less profit for utility
Proposal urges keeping customer charges flat and maintaining rooftop solar minimum bill pending further study. by Diego Mendoza-Moyers December 14,…
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‘Each of us can make a difference’: El Paso trailblazer Alicia Chacón dies at 87
by Cindy Ramirez, El Paso MattersNovember 25, 2025 Alicia R. Chacón, a trailblazing public servant who reshaped El Paso politics and opened doors…
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EPISD, Canutillo ISD trustees to interview superintendent candidates next week
by Claudia Lorena Silva, El Paso MattersNovember 13, 2025 The El Paso and Canutillo school districts could soon name their respective superintendent…
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San Elizario city government faces criminal investigation over falsified records, marshal says
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersNovember 10, 2025 SAN ELIZARIO — An incident involving a San Elizario municipal employee at the center of rising…
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Federal judge unseals dozens of files in El Paso Walmart shooting case, but others remain sealed
by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersNovember 10, 2025 A federal judge has made public dozens of sealed files from the prosecution of the man who killed…
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