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El Paso Matters challenges secrecy over Walmart shooting investigation records

El Paso Matters has filed a lawsuit to lift the secrecy on records from the 2019 Walmart mass shooting

The Independent UK · Oct 30

Former Prison Chief Says Conditions at Largest US ICE Detention Center Are 'Far Beyond' Maximum-Security Prisons

A former corrections chief warned in court filings that conditions at ICE's Camp East Montana detention facility in Texas are worse than maximum-security prisons, prompting attorneys to request court-ordered medical reforms and independent oversight following three detainee deaths.

Latin Times · Oct 19

Millions Spent on Climate Plans at Risk as Three Data Centres Threaten New Mexico and El Paso Goals

Oracle and Meta data centres near the Texas-New Mexico border could produce 10 million US tons of emissions yearly, challenging climate goals and pollution oversight.

International Business Times UK · Oct 15

Prosecutor cites anti-immigrant rhetoric as El Paso shooter is sentenced to 23 life terms

”This community will always remember those whose lives you stole … Their light will never fade,” the judge told the shackled shooter. “While you, your name and your hate, will be forgotten.”

The Texas Tribune · Apr 21, 2025

Five news organizations join Texas Tribune and ProPublica investigative initiative

El Paso Matters, Fort Worth Report, Houston Chronicle, The Texas Newsroom and WFAA will join us to support accountability journalism in Texas.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 11, 2025

El Paso Gunman Thought Trump Was 'Telling Him' to Stop 'the Hispanic Invasion' Before Walmart Mass Shooting, Attorney Says

The gunman who killed 23 people and injured 22 others in an El Paso Walmart shooting believed he was acting under the direction of President Donald Trump.

Latin Times · Apr 3, 2025

Walmart gunman won’t face the death penalty, family says

The removal of the death penalty as an option could lead to a quick guilty plea and life sentence, as happened with federal charges in 2023.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 25, 2025

‘I follow the law:’ El Paso doctor responds to Ken Paxton’s lawsuit over alleged transgender care

Hector Granados, one of two pediatric endocrinologists in El Paso, said he stopped providing gender-affirming care after it was outlawed in Texas in 2023.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 10, 2025

Former Trump-ally Olivia Troye to address DNC as Democrats continue showcase support from Republicans

Troye will make the case to voters about the dangers of a second Trump term. The third day of the convention will focus on Jan. 6 insurrection.

Latin Times · Aug 21, 2024

Death Trap: ‘We’re Not Going to Open It for Them’

A new investigation of a deadly fire that killed 40 migrants in a locked detention cell in Mexico shows that keys and fire extinguishers were readily available, but withheld.

Texas Observer · Apr 3, 2024