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Wong Kim Ark won landmark birthright citizenship case at the US Supreme Court. El Paso tried to deport him anyway

By Robert Moore | July 11, 2022

In 1901, a cook named Wong Kim Ark crossed from Juárez to El Paso with a unique distinction. He was perhaps the only person in the world who had a U.S. Supreme Court ruling declaring him by name to be a citizen of the United States.

That didn’t prevent an El Paso immigration official from arresting him and beginning deportation proceedings.

Why do Mexican snacks taste better than their U.S. versions?

By Bryana Balderrama | July 11, 2022

Although many snack brands offer the same products worldwide, it seems when they are consumed in different locations they taste different. That’s something you hear a lot from people who live on the border here in El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

‘Life-saving conversations,’ immersive learning, advance military training in suicide prevention

By Angela Kocherga | June 23, 2022

On a sunny spring morning, Air Force cadets gathered in a dimly lit auditorium at the University of Texas at El Paso to hear a 20-year Army officer with 11 combat tours talk about suicides in the military. Retired Lt. Col.

UTEP, El Paso Makes project power expansion in high-tech manufacturing on the border

By Borderzine Special Reports | June 9, 2022

With a fresh infusion of millions of federal, state and local dollars, El Paso’s growing aerospace and additive manufacturing industry is poised for explosive growth – and with it – thousands of high-paying jobs.

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Sacred Heart restoration reaffirms church’s role as safe haven for Segundo Barrio
Problems remain for private border wall builders after founder’s guilty plea in fraud
Better paying job opportunities await more El Paso women going into construction work

News

  • El Paso’s Mission Trail sees surge of growth and economic development 
    By Borderzine Special Reports

    By Kay Colley, Faith Sidlow and Valerie White El Paso's historic Mission Trail may be quiet on a Monday, but as the weekend approaches, traffic and visitors begin to stream into the small communities of San Elizario, Socorro and Ysleta. The trail is a 9-mile stretch of the Camino Real, the Spanish Royal Road built in 1598.

 

  • Amid historic drought, El Paso’s river valley region welcomes arrival of seasonal water
    By Borderzine Special Reports
  • El Paso libraries offer free seeds to encourage residents to save money and grow their own healthy food
    By Victoria Rivas
  • Pet Guardian Angel works to help big dogs find a loving home in El Paso
    By Emily Velasquez

ART & CULTURA

  • Texas Institute of Letters showcases literary stars in the borderland
    By Special to Borderzine

    Some of the state’s literary giants will be in El Paso this week to attend the Texas Institute of Letters four-day conference, held annually in a different Texas city. Among the writers scheduled to attend are Carmen Tafolla, who has written more than 30 books and was named the Poet Laureate of Texas in 2015; Skip Hollandsworth, an executive editor and writer for Texas Monthly; and El Paso authors Benjamin Alire Sáenz and Sergio Troncoso.

 

  • Nonprofit food box service expands sustainable, organic options for households in El Paso and Southern New Mexico
    By Vanessa Galvez
  • El Pasoans paint rocks and leave them in area parks as a positive gift for others to find
    By Noelia Gonzalez
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    How to bring avocados across the border legally for the big game and other special occasions
    By Alma Rodriguez

IMMIGRATION & FRONTERAS

  • How I became a bridge for my international family during the pandemic border shutdown
    By Patricia Estefania Morales Mitre

    Four years ago my family in Mexico supported my dream to come to El Paso for my college education in the United States. Little did we know that we would struggle with the burden of being separated by the pandemic when the U.S. and Mexico restricted travel across land border crossings to essential reasons.

 

  • US ambassador, Chihuahua mayors agree to unite against violence in northern Mexico
    By Angela Kocherga
  • Reapertura de la frontera de El Paso, Texas y Ciudad Juarez
    By Salma Marin
  • Border reopening brings some informal workers back from Mexico, while others decide the effort isn’t worth it
    By Puente News Collaborative

Voces & Blogs

  • Photo Essay: Seeing the plus side of my less-than-unique El Paso neighborhood
    By Julia Lucero

    Growing up on the East Side of El Paso, I always felt that my neighborhood was a bit bland. I saw the same high school, middle school, and elementary school everyday.

 

  • House fire complicated an already challenging year for college student
    By Karen Carrasco
  • UTEP helped parents from Mexico attend our graduation, but pandemic border-crossing rules remain unfair
    By Marisol Chavez
  • How I learned to cope when my family was separated by border pandemic restrictions
    By Alexia Nava Carmona

Diversity & Ideas

  • Support networks help encourage Latina students in science, tech careers
    By Maria Ramos Pacheco
  • Journalism internship endowment honors former UTEP student Annette Rainville
    By Special to Borderzine

Media

  • Longtime KVIA-Channel 7 GM Kevin Lovell retiring; Brenda De Anda-Swann named successor
    By Borderzine Staff
  • Supporting Borderland journalism students opens a world of opportunities
    By Dino Chiecchi

Offbeat & Unico

  • Women’s empowerment group – Mija, Yes you can – spreads kindness during pandemic
    By Karina Arguelles
  • Fort Bliss soldiers share their thoughts on living in El Paso
    By Jared Carver

Borderzine Videos

  • Restaurant wall painting of Puerto Rico inspired images
    What El Pasoans need to know about Puerto Ricans
    By Michelle Rosado
  • How El Paso’s Thanksgiving Day Parade comes to life
    By Brianna Perez
  • Juarez dining scene gets Cuban touch amid migrant surge
    By Valeria Olivares

Latest Photo Galleries

  • Photo Gallery: The “Wall”
    By Kate Gannon
  • Photo gallery: Borderland food
    By Kate Gannon
  • Photo gallery: Borderland faith
    By Kate Gannon

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The Puente News Collaborative is: La Verdad in Ciudad Juárez; and ABC 7, El Paso Inc., El Paso Matters, El Paso Times, Univision 26, KTEP public radio and Borderzine.com as part of the multimedia journalism program at UT El Paso.

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Pandemic at the border: Indepth reporting that looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the resulting restrictions on border crossings has affected life in our region this year.

 

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 based at UT El Paso has helped journalism educators acquire new skills in digital storytelling that they can use to help prepare the next generation of Latino and African-American college journalists. Professors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-serving institutions spend a week at Borderzine learning multimedia skills and covering real stories of the borderlands. See a collection of their stories here.

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Cross-border home ownership rate reflects El Paso, Juarez binational community dynamic

About one in every six El Pasoans say they own homes in both Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, according to a recent survey. The Border Perception Survey asked border residents about topics ranging from education and health to the security and environment. The survey, a collaboration between the El Paso Community Foundation and Fundación Comunitaria […]

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Cross-border home ownership rate reflects El Paso, Juarez binational community dynamic

About one in every six El Pasoans say they own homes in both Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, according to a recent survey. The Border Perception Survey asked border residents about topics ranging from education and health to the security and environment. The survey, a collaboration between the El Paso Community Foundation and Fundación Comunitaria […]

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