By Frances Gunn In late June, the El Paso Independent School District announced it would have an $18.5 million budget deficit for the coming school year, mostly due to falling enrollment. As…
El Paso Matters – Q&A with ‘Retablos’ author Octavio Solis
Playwright and director Octavio Solis, known for stage works such as “Scene With Cranes,” “Quixote Nuevo,” “Mother Road,” and “El Paso Blue,” has parlayed his narrative skills to memoir with his book…
Yard Barker – Randy Moss doesn’t appear particularly excited about his latest honor
Randy Moss will be a part of the next class inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, but the former wide receiver does not appear too excited about it. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – A Texas school built to segregate Mexican American students becomes a national park
The school is in Marfa, about 45 miles east of the U.S.-Mexico border. It was closed in 1965 with the integration of the Marfa school district. Read: Read More
Border Report – Woman says migrants got into car while being intimate with friend
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A woman from Odessa, Texas, who said she and her boyfriend were about to have sex when a group of migrants got into their parked car…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – TRACEY JEROME IS NOW SOMEONE ELSE’S PROBLEM
[[{“value”:” One of the happiest emails we received in recent months is the one attached below, confirming that Tracey Jerome, one of Tommy Gonzalez’s most notorious sycophants, is no longer a Deputy…
KTSM News – Girls Rock Camp is back, and louder than ever
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM)—This is the second year that El Paso girls have spent their summer learning how to rock and roll at a camp that promotes inclusivity in the music industry….
Texas Monthly – A Family Saved a Baby Bird by Wrapping It in a Tortilla. Its name? Taquito.
WHO: Taquito the baby birdWHAT: A lost Mississippi kite hatchling is wrapped in a flour tortilla and saved.WHY IT’S SO GREAT: We here at Texas Monthly are smitten with animals. Our regular…
Yard Barker – Alabama player has blunt response to Nick Saban’s SEC prediction
Nick Saban is skeptical that Alabama will be one of the best teams in the SEC this season, but at least one Crimson Tide player does not care what his former coach…
Texas Monthly – Immigration is taking center stage in Texas’ Senate race. Here’s what Colin Allred, Ted Cruz’s records show.
Poll after poll shows Texas voters rank immigration and the border as the most pressing issues. Read: Read More