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Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and US

North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks have grown to a total of more than 2,500 known cases

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025

In act of forgiveness, woman hugs the El Paso Walmart mass shooter who killed her brother

A day after the shooter pleaded guilty to killing 23 people and wounding 22 others, Yolanda Tinajero gave the judge an unusual request.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 22, 2025

What families told the Texas Walmart gunman who killed their loved ones in a racist attack

One by one, in an El Paso courthouse not far from where a gunman killed 23 people at a Walmart in a racist attack in 2019, victims’ family members and survivors are addressing him face-to-face

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025

Meet the tent company making a fortune off Trump’s deportation plans

Deployed Resources, a privately held tent company, is set to operate a new ICE tent camp to hold people awaiting deportation in El Paso, Texas.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 11, 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

To avoid a water crisis, Texas may bet big on desalination. Here’s how it works in El Paso.

Desalination can create millions of gallons of fresh water a day. But it is expensive and there are many environmental concerns.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 11, 2025

El Paso Man Charged with Murder After Allegedly Strangling Wife and Dumping Body Across The Border

Raygoza is being detained at the El Paso County Detention Facility under a $1,250,000 bond

Latin Times · Apr 10, 2025

Toilet to tap: El Paso is about to embark on a whole new way to save its limited water supply

El Paso’s dry climate — it rains just 9 inches annually — is one of the reasons the city has taken water management so seriously.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 10, 2025

Forgotten Crossings at the Edge of Texas

A new book from late author Richard Parker brims with El Paso pride, teasing out the small stuff that makes the city unique.

Texas Observer · Apr 10, 2025

El Paso’s Still-Untold Story

A new revisionist history lays out an urgent task that it does not accomplish.

Texas Observer · Apr 10, 2025