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Hummingbirds, COVID, immigration: Here are our 5-most-viewed stories of 2022

by El Paso Matters Staff December 27, 2022December 27, 2022

From a mysterious hummingbird to information on getting free at-home COVID-19 tests, El Paso Matters stories repeatedly went viral in 2022, creating impact beyond the Borderland.

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by El Paso Matters Staff November 29, 2022November 28, 2022

Water is critical ingredient to restore the Rio Grande ecosystem at Rio Bosque

by Puente News Collaborative August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

A New Mexico mushroom farmer wants to make good food more sustainable

by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert July 31, 2022July 30, 2022

ACLU again questions Border Patrol pursuits, investigations after rollover leaves 2 dead

by Cindy Ramirez July 29, 2022August 1, 2022

Juárez water utility under pressure to stop raw sewage from entering Rio Grande

by Puente News Collaborative July 29, 2022July 30, 2022

The Week Ahead: F. Murray Abraham, Rita Moreno headline Plaza Classic Film Festival

by Ramon Bracamontes July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

Aug. 3 Walmart shooting

Luminarias, ceremonies highlight Aug. 3 day of remembrance

by El Paso Matters Staff July 28, 2022August 2, 2022

Aug. 3 Walmart shooting

El Paso DA hires new attorneys to assist with Walmart shooting case

by Molly Smith July 27, 2022September 28, 2022

September or bust for a settlement in Rio Grande water case

by Danielle Prokop July 27, 2022July 28, 2022

‘I gave what I could’: Outgoing women’s and gender studies chair reflects on 2 decades at UTEP

by Elizabeth Cervantes July 26, 2022July 26, 2022

City clerk to review signatures for climate change charter petition

by Danielle Prokop July 26, 2022July 26, 2022

Texas health advocates advise El Paso abortion seekers to protect their data privacy, safety

by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert July 25, 2022July 25, 2022

Asylum-seeking family reunites with dog from Venezuela: ‘We needed him’

by Corrie Boudreaux July 24, 2022July 24, 2022

Business & Economy

The Week Ahead: El Paso Everywhere connects out-of-town El Pasoans

by Ramon Bracamontes July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

Las Cruces becomes a battleground in national abortion fight

by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert and Victoria Rossi July 21, 2022July 22, 2022

Abbott campaign: Beto O’Rourke’s money is a ‘threat,’ but his policies are not

by Molly Smith July 20, 2022October 12, 2022

El Paso City Council asks for lower tax rate as home valuations bring in more revenue

by Elida S. Perez July 19, 2022July 19, 2022

El Paso congresswoman Veronica Escobar arrested at DC abortion rights protest

by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert July 19, 2022July 19, 2022

For many, anti-abortion views are rooted in religion. Others say that’s not always the case

by Cindy Ramirez July 19, 2022July 18, 2022

Heat advisory in effect as temperatures reach triple digits

by Danielle Prokop July 18, 2022July 20, 2022

EPISD aims to open county’s first public Montessori school

by Molly Smith July 17, 2022July 18, 2022

The Week Ahead: 4 city reps seek to lower proposed property tax rate

by El Paso Matters Staff July 15, 2022July 15, 2022

How to access an abortion if you live in El Paso

by Priscilla Totiyapungprasert July 15, 2022July 21, 2022

PSB: El Paso Water utility seeks $441 million in additional revenue bonds; issues drought emergency

by Danielle Prokop July 14, 2022July 15, 2022

TCEQ fines El Paso Water for drinking water truck violations

by Danielle Prokop July 14, 2022July 14, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order, ‘invasion’ rhetoric dangerous, immigration activists say

by Cindy Ramirez July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

Bobby Byrd, El Paso poet and publisher, dies at 80

by Robert Moore and Elida S. Perez July 12, 2022January 18, 2023

Deported Army vet becomes naturalized US citizen

by Marisol Chávez July 12, 2022July 12, 2022

EPISD first El Paso district to offer paid parental leave

by Elizabeth Cervantes July 11, 2022July 10, 2022