Fact check: Is the average annual wage in El Paso lower than the state’s?
Editor’s Note: El Paso Matters has partnered with Gigafact to produce “fact briefs” that examine claims about issues…
Older residents are caught in the affordability gap in North Texas
Adults 65 and older who want to live alone in a North Texas rental property must have over…
Rising cost of living leaves North Texas retirees struggling
In 2014, when Diane Shields turned 65, she retired from her well-paying job at a bank in the…
UNT Dallas to offer free college tuition for some Texas families
Qualifying Texas students whose families make $100,000 or less will be able to get free tuition at the…
Skyrocketing home price trends have changed affordability in D-FW.
Dallas-Fort Worth may be renowned for better housing affordability than other large U.S. metros, but skyrocketing home price…
El Paso Matters wins top awards from Texas Managing Editors
El Paso Matters took home seven first-place awards and eight other honors from the Texas Managing Editors convention…
El Paso County population declines in 2025 as immigration drops sharply
Facing newly heightened immigration enforcement and longstanding challenges holding on to people already living here, El Paso County’s…
El Paso Matters joins AP Fund for Journalism network
El Paso Matters will be adding news coverage from the Associated Press starting in April, expanding the information…
Fact check: What is the median rent for an El Paso apartment?
Yes. Apartment List reports the estimated national median rent for new apartment leases of all sizes was $1,357…
El Paso Catholic Diocese files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization amid clergy sexual abuse lawsuits
The El Paso Catholic Diocese, faced with potential “astronomical” judgments in a dozen lawsuits alleging clergy sexual abuse,…
Census: Texas led U.S. in population growth in 2025, but immigration slowed
By Joshua Fechter DALLAS — Texas’ population growth slowed significantly last year amid a nationwide slowdown in the…
El Paso County birth rate continues sharp decline, falling 24% over the past decade
The number of births to El Paso County residents declined again in 2025, the 15th time in the…