Canutillo ISD bond election draws low turnout in early voting
Here’s what early voting figures in Canutillo ISD’s $387 million bond proposal show; plus, Mayor Oscar Leeser requests audit of Sun Bowl Association contract
Growing SNAP applications backlog leaves El Paso families waiting on food stamps
Texas is still struggling to keep up with the SNAP benefits backlog as the number of delayed applications grows. In El Paso, the food bank is helping families expedite their cases.
Turn the tassel! El Paso college, high school graduations kick off this weekend
Here’s a list of graduation dates for area colleges, universities and high schools.
EPISD plans school closures, consolidations amid sharply declining enrollment
The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees will review recommendations in late fall. Approved school closures would go into effect in the 2025-26 school year.
Opinion: Passover reminds us to encourage children to ask questions, and be prepared to answer them
In Jewish tradition, questions from children are a key part of Passover
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An amphitheater is planned for Northeast El Paso. What does that mean for the Downtown arena?
The planned Cohen Entertainment District venue comes after the City Council delayed voting on a site for the Downtown arena – last pitched as an amphitheater in Union Depot.
Fort Bliss soldier missing since 2020 declared dead
Richard Halliday, 21, was last seen in July 2020. He had faced legal and personal problems in the months before he disappeared.
Solar farm breaks ground in Fabens; El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank to expand on West Side
Here’s how much power a new El Paso Electric solar farm will generate; plus why candidates to city office will now have to report some donations to the city clerk.
The Week Ahead
Día de los Niños to give away thousands of children’s books; SunCycle bike share comes to Ascarate Park
Mark your calendars: Free books at Día de los Niños; SunCycle bike rides at Ascarate Park; Las Artistas Spring Show; and El Paso music through the years at El Paso History Museum.
Health
Caring for an aging loved one? We want to hear from you
El Paso Matters is doing a story on the experiences of aging family and their caregivers, and we want to hear from residents in the El Paso area.
Can you purchase over the counter birth control pills in El Paso?
Access to women’s reproductive health care continues to change, creating new challenges.
How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consent
Federal Title X clinics do not require parental consent for birth control — except in Texas, where a lawsuit upended the longstanding program.
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