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El Paso libraries offer free seeds to encourage residents to save money and grow their own healthy food

By Victoria Rivas | April 20, 2022

El Paso’s public libraries go beyond feeding the mind with books and videos. The libraries also offer an inventory of free seeds to residents to encourage them to grow their own edible gardens. The seed libraries include non-genetically modified fruits, vegetables and herb seeds to give El Pasoans easy access to nutritious food, especially in lower-income communities. “We wanted to help El Paso become more food sufficient and self-sufficient in terms of growing and eating their own food.

Problems remain for private border wall builders after founder’s guilty plea in fraud

By Special to Borderzine | May 14, 2022

by Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica

Brian Kolfage arrived in Texas three years ago pledging to help fulfill President Donald Trump’s promise of a “big, beautiful” wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. After pleading guilty to federal fraud charges last month, Kolfage leaves behind two small stretches of fencing that are mired in legal, environmental and permitting fights.

Texas Institute of Letters showcases literary stars in the borderland

By Special to Borderzine | April 20, 2022

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.

Better paying job opportunities await more El Paso women going into construction work

By Victoria Rossi, El Paso Matters | April 10, 2022

Roger De Moor has presented his students with an emergency scenario many of them know well: Your 3-year-old has locked themselves in the bathroom. They’re panicking.

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News

  • Pet Guardian Angel works to help big dogs find a loving home in El Paso
    By Emily Velasquez

    At the start of the pandemic in the spring of 2020, people decided to adopt a pet since they’d be home and had time for an animal. But with a return to work and school in the fall of 2021, shelters are full again and rescue groups are working to find homes for all the animals.

 

  • UTEP, NMSU take different approaches to pandemic on campus
    By Sarah Coria
  • Pandemic isolation sparks entrepreneurial spirit for El Pasoans
    By Patricia Estefania Morales Mitre
  • UTEP football fans making their way back to stadium as pandemic limits ease
    By Joel Molina

ART & CULTURA

  • Nonprofit food box service expands sustainable, organic options for households in El Paso and Southern New Mexico
    By Vanessa Galvez

    For eight years the Desert Spoon Food Hub has been focused on making it easier to bring locally sourced organic food to family tables El Paso and Las Cruces. The nonprofit organization delivers weekly farm boxes with 100% organic produce that is grown by local farmers.

 

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    How to bring avocados across the border legally for the big game and other special occasions
    By Alma Rodriguez
  • El Paso y Ciudad Juárez ofrece comida vegana y vegetariana a los fronterizos
    By Salma Marin
  • The newcomers guide to a borderland Christmas
    By Sarah Coria

IMMIGRATION & FRONTERAS

  • US ambassador, Chihuahua mayors agree to unite against violence in northern Mexico
    By Angela Kocherga

    CIUDAD JUÁREZ  -- U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar signed an agreement with mayors of six cities in Chihuahua, with the goal of preventing violent crime, building citizen trust in Mexican police forces and reducing corruption. “This can be a historic moment because it can mark a new start in ensuring our people can live without fear,” Salazar said.

 

  • 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
  • Private air travel from Mexico to El Paso soared during pandemic
    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.

 

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

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

  • Supporting Borderland journalism students opens a world of opportunities
    By Dino Chiecchi
  • Innovating journalism education during a pandemic with a little help from our news network and donors
    By Kate Gannon

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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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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