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Molly Smith has been a reporter for the El Paso Times and The (McAllen) Monitor. She’s covered education, criminal justice and local government. A Seattle native, she’s lived in Texas since 2014, with stops in Austin, the Rio Grande Valley and now El Paso. She can be reached at mksmith@elpasomatters.org or 915-247-8857.

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Posted inEducation

Socorro ISD board to begin reviewing superintendent candidates in January

by Molly Smith December 22, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inEducation

EPISD trustees curtail superintendent hiring authority ahead of leadership transition

by Molly Smith December 16, 2021December 16, 2021
Posted inPolitics

Here’s who filed for the March primaries for El Paso’s federal, state, local elections

by Molly Smith December 14, 2021December 14, 2021
Posted inEducation

New EPISD superintendent gets $277,000 salary, 3-year contract

by Molly Smith December 8, 2021December 8, 2021
Posted inEducation

Canutillo ISD returns illustrated LGBTQ memoir to library shelves

by Molly Smith December 8, 2021December 9, 2021
Posted inEducation

Canutillo ISD committee to review LGBTQ book challenge

by Molly Smith December 3, 2021December 5, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

El Paso’s fall COVID surge driven by unvaccinated

by Molly Smith November 24, 2021November 28, 2021
Posted inEducation

Community ready to welcome new EPISD superintendent, though not a native El Pasoan

by Molly Smith November 17, 2021November 17, 2021
Posted inEducation

EPISD selects Diana Sayavedra as next superintendent

by Molly Smith November 15, 2021November 19, 2021
Posted inPolitics

Beto O’Rourke is running for governor, says Abbott is ‘too extreme and too radical for Texas’

by Molly Smith November 15, 2021November 15, 2021
Posted inEducation

EPISD trustee works for district led by reported superintendent finalist

by Molly Smith November 12, 2021November 17, 2021
Posted inEducation

Three El Paso school districts part of Republican book probe

by Molly Smith November 11, 2021November 11, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

Where to find the children’s COVID-19 vaccine in El Paso

by Molly Smith November 5, 2021November 10, 2021
Posted inPolitics

State Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez will move to run against fellow incumbent Art Fierro

by Molly Smith November 1, 2021November 2, 2021
Posted inEducation

Community urges EPISD trustees not to repeat previous mistakes in new superintendent hire

by Molly Smith November 1, 2021November 4, 2021
Posted inEducation

EPISD looks to make smaller 5th grade classes permanent once federal funds run out

by Molly Smith October 27, 2021October 26, 2021
Posted inFeatured

Ordaz Perez may challenge Fierro for Texas House District 79

by Molly Smith October 21, 2021October 21, 2021
Posted inPolitics

Texas Legislature approves splitting Fort Bliss in two congressional districts

by Molly Smith October 18, 2021October 19, 2021
Posted inPolitics

El Paso Democrats return Fort Bliss to House District 79, fail to keep fifth seat

by Molly Smith October 13, 2021October 13, 2021
Posted inEducation

EPISD ends campus mask requirements

by Molly Smith October 4, 2021October 5, 2021
Posted inGovernment

Proposed Texas House maps pit El Paso Democrats against each other

by Molly Smith September 30, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inEducation

Socorro ISD trustees hire superintendent search firm

by Molly Smith September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
Posted inPolitics

Redistricting proposal places Fort Bliss, El Paso in separate congressional districts

by Molly Smith September 28, 2021September 29, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

El Paso rolls out Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots

by Molly Smith September 27, 2021September 27, 2021
Posted inEducation

Pandemic-driven educator retirements strain staffing across El Paso districts

by Molly Smith September 21, 2021September 21, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

Texas Tech in El Paso to give out COVID vaccine boosters to avoid wasting unused doses

by Molly Smith September 15, 2021September 17, 2021
Posted inEducation

El Paso districts still weighing virtual learning programs after Legislature secures funding

by Molly Smith September 8, 2021September 8, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

El Paso’s original mask mandate reinstated, for now

by Molly Smith September 2, 2021September 6, 2021
Posted inEducation

EPISD taps new search firm to restart superintendent hiring process

by Molly Smith September 2, 2021September 6, 2021
Posted inGovernment

Appeals court blocks El Paso mask mandate except for schools, city buildings

by Molly Smith August 27, 2021August 27, 2021

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