Laredoans Silvia del Carmen Castaños and Estefania “Beba” Contreras Solis were slacker, queerdo, artist types with a complicated relationship to the border (to put it mildly), and little film experience, when the…
El Paso Matters – Opinion: 4 years later, we’re right back at another historic election
By James Revels Around this time in 2020, El Paso Matters published my commentary about 100 days from a historic election. Fast forward to 2024, here we are, once again, approaching a…
Border Report – Mexican-bound weapons, ammo seized during traffic stop
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — A traffic stop led to the seizure of a weapons and ammo cache that border authorities say was bound for Mexico. Agents from the Indio Station…
El Paso Matters – Women survivors of Juárez detention center fire seek recognition as victims
By Blanca Carmona / La Verdad For Kelly Joana Ospina González, life hasn’t been the same since March 27, 2023. The day began with her arrest. Along with two female cousins, Ospina…
Yard Barker – Paul Finebaum names potential doomsday scenario for Alabama
On Thursday, Paul Finebaum pinpointed an “end of the world” scenario for Alabama ahead of the 2024 season. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Ted Cruz warns Texas Republicans that his reelection is not in the bag
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz told Texas delegates he thinks President Joe Biden will withdraw, offering Democrats a chance to energize their voters. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas cities look to alternatives for water
Many of the solutions are costly, putting them out of reach for small towns. But the region’s most populous cities are getting innovative. Read: Read More
KTSM News – El Paso resident claims $1 million Texas lottery ticket
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso resident claimed a winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game, $1,000,000 Crossword, the Texas Lottery said in a press…
Border Report – Another Texas migrant aid group asks a judge to push back on investigation by Republican AG
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A prominent aid group along the U.S.-Mexico border asked a Texas judge on Wednesday to push back on a widening Republican-led investigation into nonprofits that help migrants, weeks after a…
Fronterizo News – The Myth of Pan-Latino Unity
The conversation about what Mexican Americans should call themselves has been going on since at least 1961 when groups of Mexican American political activists met in Phoenix, Arizona in the triumphant aftermath…