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El Paso Matters
elpasomatters.org > 08/13/2026 > opinion-frontera-fellows-el-paso-civic-engagement-projects

Opinion: Frontera Fellows turn public service lessons into projects for El Paso

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1224+ words) If there is something that binds the Frontera Fellows interns, it is the love of the El Paso community. This year’s cohort, which began the fellowship in May, works closely with Congresswoman Veronica Escobar’s campaign to learn about local and…...

El Paso Matters
elpasomatters.org > 07/27/2026 > socorro-texas-ice-detention-center-water-supply-churches-organizing

Catholic churches revive grassroots organizing in Socorro to fight ICE detention center

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1728+ words) SOCORRO, Texas – In the 1980s, Maria Estella Padilla went door to door after Mass, organizing house meetings to bring running water and sewerage services to hundreds of thousands of homes along the Texas-Mexico border. Today, at 82, she’s back to organizing her…...

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elpasomatters.org > 07/24/2026 > el-paso-elections-arturo-alluin-corrects-clothing-purchases-campaign-finance-city-council-candidate-district-8

After scrutiny, El Paso City Council candidate removes clothing expenses from campaign finance report

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (871+ words) El Paso City Council candidate Arturo Alluin has amended his campaign finance report, removing clothing expenses and updating the description of a haircut contribution after the initial filing placed him under public scrutiny for potential ethics violations. In his original…...

El Paso Matters
elpasomatters.org > 07/20/2026 > el-paso-elections-arturo-alluin-campaign-spending-city-council-candidate-district-8

El Paso city rep candidate Arturo Alluin spent campaign funds on clothes, his own restaurants

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (960+ words) El Paso City Council candidate Arturo Alluin spent thousands of dollars in campaign funds on clothing and restaurants, according to his campaign finance report filed July 16, raising legal and ethical questions about the expenditures. Alluin is running to represent District…...

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elpasomatters.org > 07/17/2026 > el-paso-news-border-patrol-adam-bauman-veronica-escobar-west-nile-popular-building

Popular Building remodel gets another $1 million; Escobar’s GOP challenger reports little fundraising

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1745+ words) This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. El Paso City Council has granted an additional $1 million to support the redevelopment of the…...

El Paso Matters
elpasomatters.org > 07/01/2026 > city-of-el-paso-recall-election-rules-explained

How city of El Paso recall elections work – and which elected officials voters can try to remove

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1144+ words) Seven notices of intent to circulate a recall petition have been filed with the City Clerk’s Office over the past decade – none of which have led to a ballot measure for voters to decide whether to remove an elected city…...

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elpasomatters.org > 06/25/2026 > scotus-supreme-court-trump-asylum-seekers-turn-back-migrants-at-border

Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive policy for asylum seekers

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (900+ words) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The justices, in a 6-3 decision, overturned a lower court order…...

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elpasomatters.org > 06/15/2026 > el-paso-isd-layoffs-vote-reduction-in-force

El Paso ISD board votes to lay off 55 employees under financial exigency

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1392+ words) Fifty-five El Paso Independent School District employees are losing their jobs after the board of trustees took a series of votes Monday to terminate their contracts for the 2026-27 school year. The vote was the final step needed to lay off…...

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elpasomatters.org > 06/10/2026 > podcast-episd-el-paso-isd-declares-financial-exigency-layoffs-whats-next

Podcast: What’s next for EPISD as it navigates layoffs, board turmoil and aging schools amid budget crisis?

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1869+ words) Diego Mendoza-Moyers: Today: How leaders of El Paso’s largest school district are trying to put the district’s broken finances back together after a budget blowup last month. The elected trustees overseeing El Paso Independent School District last week voted to…...

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elpasomatters.org > 06/09/2026 > walmart-settlements-el-paso-mass-shooting-plaintiffs-appeals-court-stay

Walmart reaches settlements with 63 plaintiffs, cancels mediation for 29 others in El Paso mass shooting, court records show

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1389+ words) Most of the plaintiffs suing Walmart and a bank as a result of the 2019 El Paso mass shooting have reached settlements in recent weeks, court records show. But the retail giant ended potential talks with 29 other plaintiffs following an appeals…...