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Opinion: Sept. 11 taught me that fear can divide us — or bring us together
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (768+ words) Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, I walked into my office on Capitol Hill a little after 9 a.m. I was 29 years old and the chief of staff to a member of Congress. Our press secretary, Edith, pointed at the television. It normally…...
Local governments owe city of El Paso $1.5 million for animal services
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (633+ words) All seven entities that contract with the city of El Paso’s Animal Services kept their agreements when they renewed Sept. 1 despite higher shelter-service costs that have left some owing thousands of dollars in unpaid bills. The city was still owed…...
Opinion: Head Start changes could threaten quality, access and support for vulnerable children
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (491+ words) However, in August 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services published a rule proposal titled “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs.” This proposed rule is the most significant revision of the program’s governing regulations in 61 years and, according to…...
Opinion: The fear created by immigration enforcement is real — and we can’t ignore it
2+ week, 2+ day ago (661+ words) 🗳️ Just a few days left. Help us reach our $10,000 goal to power our 2026 Election Coverage. I am a junior at the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in social work on the pre-law track. I interned for Las Americas Immigrant…...
U.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history, officials say
2+ week, 5+ day ago (620+ words) 🗳️ Help power our 2026 Election Coverage. “We are coordinating with DHS to identify and revoke the nonimmigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently,…...
Podcast: Why did DHS scrap Socorro mega detention center plan in El Paso?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1799+ words) 🗳️ Help power our 2026 Election Coverage. Diego Mendoza-Moyers: Today: The Trump administration this week backed off of a plan to convert three warehouses in the Lower Valley into the nation’s largest immigrant detention center. But why? And what happens next to…...
Inside ICE’s broken system for inspecting detention facilities
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1646+ words) 🗳️ Help power our 2026 Election Coverage. When the inspectors came to Prairieland Detention Facility, pancakes appeared on the breakfast menu, Leqaa Kordia recalled. The walls sported a fresh coat of paint. A new water cooler appeared in the intake room. In…...
Border highway extension’s latest route shifts around Rio Bosque. Some homeowners are still pushing back
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1404+ words) SOCORRO, Texas — It was a homecoming for Kristian and Pamela Lujan when they purchased their house off Socorro Road four years ago. The Lujans grew up in Socorro in El Paso’s Lower Valley before they left and rented around, raising…...