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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.

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Posted inEducation

Socorro ISD auditor named interim superintendent

Avatar photo by Molly Smith May 27, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inElection

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith May 24, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith May 14, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith May 12, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith May 10, 2021December 9, 2022
Posted inEducation

Socorro ISD board to buy out Superintendent Espinoza’s contract

Avatar photo by Molly Smith May 5, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation, Election, Featured

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith May 1, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith April 29, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inElection

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith April 21, 2021August 12, 2022
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith April 14, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith April 13, 2021September 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith April 6, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith March 31, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith March 26, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith March 21, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith March 16, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith March 11, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith March 3, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith February 21, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith February 15, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith February 10, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

UMC refuses to release information on COVID-19 vaccination equity

Avatar photo by Molly Smith February 9, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith February 5, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation, Featured

El Paso students wanting in-person instruction return to classrooms

Avatar photo by Molly Smith January 31, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith January 29, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

El Paso COVID-19 vaccine distribution raises equity issues

Avatar photo by Molly Smith January 27, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith January 18, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith January 15, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inFeatured

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

Avatar photo by Molly Smith January 14, 2021July 7, 2022
Posted inGovernment

CBP must improve transparency, El Paso federal judge rules

Avatar photo by Molly Smith January 12, 2021July 7, 2022

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