EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – It was 2020. Streets were empty, non-essential businesses closed and everyone who ventured outside had to wear a mask because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It wasn’t…
Border Report – Shots reportedly fired at Border Patrol from Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Juarez, Mexico, on Friday surrounded a house near the Rio Grande where they believed men who shot at the U.S. Border Patrol earlier in…
El Paso Matters – Socorro ISD employees face skyrocketing health insurance costs after failed tax proposal
Some Socorro Independent School District employees will see their health insurance premiums skyrocket, reducing their take-home pay, after voters this week rejected a tax ratification proposal that would have generated up to…
KTSM News – Black Fridays to open new El Paso store next week
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Black Fridays Daily Discount Store is opening another El Paso location next week in El Paso’s Eastside. Black Fridays will celebrate its new store from 9 a.m….
Texas Monthly – Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Galveston ISD for not displaying Ten Commandments in classrooms
A federal judge has barred 11 school districts from implementing the state law, calling it unconstitutional. Paxton has ordered all other districts to display the Ten Commandments. Read: Read More
Border Report – Industrial job openings in Tijuana drop by 50 percent
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Job openings in the industrial sector are down by 50% so far this year when compared to the same period in 2024. Diana Reyes Heredia, president of…
Texas Monthly – This November is COPD Awareness Month: Take Action in Texas to Improve Health, Policy, and Lives
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects an estimated 30 million Americans, yet half remain undiagnosed. In Texas, the burden is especially high — both in human and economic terms. As November marks…
KTSM News – United Way El Paso launches relief fund for shutdown aid
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The United Way of El Paso County (UWEPC) has established the Government Shutdown Relief Fund to support those affected by the delay and/or reduced SNAP benefits, or…
Border Report – Mexican auto production, exports down last month due to tariffs, stats office says
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Production and exports of cars made in Mexico were down for the month of October as tariffs and commercial tensions with the United States continue to have…
Texas Monthly – Texas applies for $1 billion in federal funding for rural health initiatives
Texas wants a piece of the $50 billion Congress approved for rural health in the One Big Beautiful Bill earlier this year. Read: Read More