As climate change and human activities cause higher temperatures, longer heat waves and lower water levels, local farmers have no choice but to adapt if they want to keep their crops alive. From Priscilla Totiyapungprasert 🌵 @report4america: elpasomatters.org/2024/06/27/el-…

.Canutillo ISD cut its deficit for the coming school year after making several budget cuts and improving student attendance rates. Now the district is looking to start a public facility corporation that can issue bonds without voter approval. elpasomatters.org/2024/06/27/can…

Breaking: In his ruling issued Tuesday morning, 205th District Judge Francisco Dominguez said the AG’s office efforts to shut down Annunication House on allegations that it is operating a stash house are “unenforceable." elpasomatters.org/2024/07/02/el-…

.Ysleta Teachers will be getting a new leader after ArlindaValencia is set to retire later in July. Ysleta ISD teacher Jeff Cynor will be taking over as union president. elpasomatters.org/2024/07/08/yis…

Last week, I was invited to meet Jacob Johns, the artist and climate activist who was shot at a protest over a monument to a Spanish conquistador last September in Española. In this exclusive Q&A, he shares his experience with political violence: sourcenm.com/2024/07/15/you…

“Providing female students with menstrual care would be consistent with EPISD’s other student wellness initiatives. Now is the time for EPISD to make sure that all students have a safe, healthy place to learn,” Frances Gunn writes. elpasomatters.org/2024/07/17/opi…

El Paso County last year said it would give out cash payments to low-income families through a guaranteed income pilot program. What’s holding up its implementation? More from Diego Mendoza. elpasomatters.org/2024/07/25/el-…

EPISD’s audit is a good example of why schools emphasize so much on attendance. Now what is going on at Franklin High School?

🔴 We're live! Watch the 2024 El Paso district attorney candidates forum featuring Bill Hicks, the Republican incumbent, and James Montoya, the Democratic challenger. elpasomatters.org/2024/10/15/dis…

.El Paso ISD is looking to close 10 elementary schools throughout the district. Read more from Claudia Lorena Silva to find out what schools are recommended to close and where their students will go. elpasomatters.org/2024/10/17/epi…

.El Paso ISD postponed the deadline for parents to opt-out of an equity survey after receiving pushback from some parents, politicians and community members for including questions related to gender and sexuality. elpasomatters.org/2024/10/31/epi…

An internal investigation found El Paso ISD stopped sending parents legally required absence notices in 2022, impacting hundreds of students who could have been placed on attendance improvement plans. Details from Claudia Lorena Silva elpasomatters.org/2024/12/10/epi…

They dumped him in a landfill…

After a power shift, El Paso ISD trustees will vote Tuesday on whether to reverse Lamar Elementary School’s closure. Lamar was one of eight schools set to shut down. The A-rated campus serves mostly low-income students. Read more: elpasomatters.org/2025/05/16/el-…

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Rolling Stone names Ms. Rachel as one of the most influential creators of 2025 🏅 No other creator has stood by their channel’s mission as strongly and fearlessly as children’s musical-content creator Rachel Anne Accurso has this year. Full list: rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

Update: Santiago was freed from ICE custody at about 5 p.m. Wednesday.

“She told me she’d get in trouble if I talked about my emotions.” El Paso students say Texas’ new “Parents Bill of Rights” law limits mental health support and denies their identities. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/28/tex…

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