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Molly Smith

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.

mksmith@elpasomatters.org
Posted inEducation

Socorro ISD auditor named interim superintendent

by Molly Smith May 27, 2021June 3, 2021
Posted inElection

El Paso ISD District 5 runoff features candidates backed by different interest groups

by Molly Smith May 24, 2021May 22, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

Here’s where El Paso teens can find a COVID-19 vaccine

by Molly Smith May 14, 2021May 17, 2021
Posted inEducation

EPISD audit appears to focus on contracts supported by ex-Superintendent Cabrera

by Molly Smith May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
Posted inEducation

EPISD’s top academic, operations officials put on leave amid audit

by Molly Smith May 10, 2021May 10, 2021
Posted inEducation

Socorro ISD board to buy out Superintendent Espinoza’s contract

by Molly Smith May 5, 2021September 15, 2021
Posted inEducation, Election, Featured

Voters oust one El Paso ISD school board incumbent and two in Socorro ISD

by Molly Smith May 1, 2021May 2, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

El Paso’s young adults — especially men — slow to get COVID-19 vaccines

by Molly Smith April 29, 2021April 28, 2021
Posted inElection

A school board candidate called masks ‘laughable.’ She won’t say if she supports them in schools

by Molly Smith April 21, 2021April 24, 2021
Posted inEducation

Your guide to the May 1 El Paso and Socorro school board elections

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

Here’s how a Texas border city is closing its digital divide

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

El Paso school board races funded by pro-charter PAC, unions and police groups

by Molly Smith April 6, 2021April 6, 2021
Posted inEducation

EPISD selects superintendent search firm. Here’s what to expect in the process

by Molly Smith March 31, 2021March 31, 2021
Posted inEducation

Deadline nears to register to vote in school board elections. Why that matters

by Molly Smith March 26, 2021March 26, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

As COVID-19 ravaged the border, U.S. and Mexico did little to work together

by Molly Smith March 21, 2021March 22, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

Study finds COVID-19 antibodies in 29% of El Pasoans

by Molly Smith March 16, 2021March 18, 2021
Posted inEducation

In rare move, YISD cancels May board election due to lack of challengers to incumbents

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

COVID-19 vaccines flow to El Paso’s West Side, rural areas left behind

by Molly Smith March 3, 2021April 13, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

Black El Pasoans, men under-represented in COVID-19 vaccinations, state data indicate

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

EPISD rejects plan to elect trustees by plurality vote, which would have ended runoffs

by Molly Smith February 15, 2021February 22, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

How to get your second COVID-19 vaccine dose in El Paso

by Molly Smith February 10, 2021February 11, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

UMC refuses to release information on COVID-19 vaccination equity

by Molly Smith February 9, 2021February 9, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

Beto O’Rourke, other volunteers to help register South El Pasoans for the COVID-19 vaccine

by Molly Smith February 5, 2021February 8, 2021
Posted inEducation, Featured

El Paso students wanting in-person instruction return to classrooms

by Molly Smith January 31, 2021February 1, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

El Paso COVID-19 vaccine providers are sending state incomplete race, ethnicity data

by Molly Smith January 29, 2021January 29, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

El Paso COVID-19 vaccine distribution raises equity issues

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

El Paso ISD interim leader says he’s up to daunting challenges

by Molly Smith January 18, 2021January 18, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine in El Paso

by Molly Smith January 15, 2021May 17, 2021
Posted inFeatured

NBCUniversal gives UTEP $500,000 to expand student journalism opportunities

by Molly Smith January 14, 2021January 16, 2021
Posted inGovernment

CBP must improve transparency, El Paso federal judge rules

by Molly Smith January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

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