For the first time in nearly half a century, El Paso has a new private skyscraper, WestStar Tower. The behemoth structure forged almost entirely of aqua glass and steel stands at around 280 feet from ...
If we could imagine a line of all the Americans who desire the coronavirus vaccine, where in line are those who are imprisoned? Are they to make up the rear? After healthy and young Americans? ...
The Georgia runoffs were a must-win for President-elect Joe Biden. In a speech in Atlanta the day before the Jan. 5 election, Biden spoke with passion, noting that “unlike any time in (his) career one ...
I didn’t go to a single movie theater in 2020. Not one. Partially, this is one of the costs of being a college student with no car and no theaters next to campus, but more ...
The city announced Wednesday that it would be resuming library curbside book pickups, which had been suspended since November of last year. Despite closing these outdoor services, the city’s librarians (at least the ones who ...
Editor’s note: Ryan James Solis will contribute essays to El Paso Matters that will be published each Thursday Jan. 6, 2021, will be remembered through it’s images. Portraits from a nation in distress. Mourning the ...
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On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a near-complete reopening of the Texas economy. Looking at the COVID-19 data and analyzing the risks and benefits, I disagree with this position. Just as we are a month ...