El Paso Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy reorganization, citing ‘astronomical’ potential judgments in priest sex abuse cases
Confronted with mounting sex abuse claims tied to priests who served in southern New Mexico decades ago, the El Paso diocese is seeking bankruptcy protection, saying it seeks to equitably compensate victims while continuing church operations.
Jazmine Ulloa’s new book puts El Paso at center of U.S. immigration story
In “El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory,” Jazmine Ulloa uses five fronterizo families to place El Paso at the center of the U.S. story of immigration, race and identity.
El Paso County sees record-breaking 2026 primary turnout amid high-profile Senate races
Driven by high-profile U.S. Senate races and heightened political polarization, El Paso County’s 2026 primary turnout exceeded previous midterm highs and ranked among the strongest in local history.
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New York Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa discusses new book on El Paso at Plaza Theatre
Join New York Times reporter and El Paso native Jazmine Ulloa in a conversation about her new book on the city’s history on March 9 at the Plaza Theatre.
ChangeMakers 2026 Celebrates Women in the Arts Across the Borderland
ChangeMakers returns for its fourth year during Women’s History Month to honor women in visual and performing arts whose creativity, leadership and artistic vision have shaped El Paso and the Borderland.
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Education
Too important to lose: El Paso history teachers fight to keep Mexican American studies alive
El Paso social studies teachers are raising concerns that students may not learn their own history amid threats to Mexican American studies classes.
When is spring break? El Paso area schedules, camps, events
Spring break schedules vary across El Paso schools and colleges. Here’s a guide to district dates, campus closures, camps and family activities happening across the region.
Private preschool centered on teaching children with Down syndrome to accept vouchers
Under the voucher-like Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, students with disabilities can get up to $30,000 a year to pay for private school. Critics warn the program could create further disparities.
Timeline: Rise and fall of UTEP-led aerospace grants in El Paso
What began as nearly $200 million in promised federal investments to expand aerospace manufacturing in El Paso ended in a demotion, retirements and the loss of funding for El Paso’s aerospace ambitions.
Culture
Community support helps bring El Paso immigration attorney Carlos Spector home for hospice care
After four decades fighting for immigrants and asylum seekers, prominent El Paso lawyer Carlos Spector is spending his final days in his hometown as his family plans ways to preserve…
Carlos Spector, champion of immigrant rights, facing final days as family seeks help to bring him home to El Paso
Carlos Spector, a pioneering El Paso immigration attorney known for advancing asylum claims for Mexicans fleeing drug violence, is gravely ill with cancer in a Houston hospital as his family…
Answering the call: El Paso Fire Chief Jonathan Killings earns lifetime honor
El Paso Fire Chief Jonathan Killings will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the El Paso Black Hall of Fame, honoring decades of service and leadership shaped by community need.
books
After 9 years, Literarity Book Shop to close, leaving cultural void in El Paso
Literarity Book Shop will close after nine years on El Paso’s Westside, marking the loss of a literary hub that championed Borderland authors and community dialogue.
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