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20/10/2024

Early voting starts tomorrow. Are you ready?Have a plan, check out the voters guide

29/05/2024

What's happened at the zoo? A look at how we lost two groups of prairie dogs and what's next

The El Paso Zoo is done with prairie dogs. A colony of 12 black-tailed prairie dogs went missing almost immediately after being introduced to their specially designed El Paso Zoo habitat in August. A previous group of 14 prairie dogs mysteriously disappeared after being introduced in Sept. 2021. Acc...

21/04/2024

From elegant homes to thriving businesses, the Montana Avenue District in El Paso has seen it all! 🏠💼 Learn about the fascinating journey of this historic area.

When Elizabeth Pimentel was growing up on Montana Avenue in the late 1960’s, the street was filled with family homes and neighbors knew each other. “I remember taking care of the elderly people’s dog across the street,” Pimentel said. That house is now an acupuncture studio. The stately home...

17/02/2024

In a majority Hispanic city, Black El Pasoans often don't feel seen. Here's a look at how a long-running beauty pageant made a difference and is missed.

I never imagined myself as the type of girl to compete in beauty pageants. I never really liked being in the spotlight. However, from an early age, my mother just knew that one day I would be a contestant in the Miss Black El Paso pageant, walk across the stage, accepting my crown and sash. […]

02/01/2024

We beat our year-end NewsMatch campaign goal! Thank you to everyone who supported us. Stay tuned to see what growing journalism education in the Borderland looks like in 2024. We're planning to soar!

30/12/2023

Here’s a fun video about renewal as we pivot into a new year. Nice work Brandy Ruiz!

This city in the West Texas desert on the eastern edge of El Paso County. was once planned to be the city of tomorrow, with a population of 1. 5 million people. Designed by a famous Brazilian architect, the idea was to build up an upscale retirement community like Sun City in Arizona. But today, Hor...

29/12/2023

We need $2,025 more to meet our goal and unlock $10,000 in matching funds, but time is running out! Borderzine offers reporting by young borderland journalists worth your investment. Donate now to help keep us moving forward. https://pickaproject.utep.edu/project/40187

20/12/2023

Our year-end matching donation campaign just received an anonymous gift in honor of George Krimsky, a founder of the International Center for Journalists. Proud to be considered 🥹alongside the contributions to journalism by George and https://pickaproject.utep.edu/project/40187

09/12/2023

Support young student reporters from the Borderland by contributing to on behalf of Borderzine! From now through the end of the year, is generously matching donations to our nonprofit newsroom dollar for dollar.

Can you give today to help us reach our goal of raising $5,000 in donations that will become $10,000 with the match?

Funding for this annual campaign goes toward reporting and studio equipment, internships outside of El Paso and other training opportunities to develop the next generation of talented multilingual, multicultural journalists at UTEP. Click the link below to see what we've been able to do towards making the UTEP multimedia journalism program a leader among Hispanic-serving Institutions!

Help The University of Texas at El Paso raise $5,000 for the project: Border Journalism NewsMatch 2023. Your gift will make a difference!

08/12/2023

“You know a lot of times life is just so busy at home, but this is a kind of respite to get away and grow and be in touch with nature,” said Ben Avalos, 66.

Since 1972, Welden Yerby Senior Community Garden in Northeast El Paso, has been a haven for retirees looking for a healthy hobby. Now the garden, which previously required members to be 55 or older, is lowering its age requirements to 50 to plant the seeds for expanding its membership. "You know a l...

07/12/2023

Looking forward to next steps for one of Borderzine's great champions, Alfredo Corchado, as he ventures on from decades of outstanding work at the Dallas Morning News. Thank you, Alfredo for all you do for UTEP journalism students and our borderland community! We are thrilled to see his work will continue in new forms as, in his own words: "The need for more mentoring, and accurate, accountability journalism is more critical than ever, especially about misunderstood regions, countries & people. Fight against misinformation and disinformation is an urgent call. Democracy is at stake. Onward to a new chapter, including book 3. TBA. La Lucha Sigue. Gracias totales."

27/11/2023

"Today seven wineries and vineyards can be found on along Highway 28 between Canutillo, Texas, and Mesilla, N.M., But the root of winemaking in the region goes back hundreds of years. New Mexico is America’s original wine country."

Amid the cotton and alfalfa fields along highway 28 in Southern New Mexico and the western edge Texas, two vineyards saw their grape vines hanging heavy with fruit as temperatures soared to record levels this summer. Now, with the advent of cooler weather in the region, the wineries are hoping to se...

24/10/2023

El Paso high school students created a special anniversary edition of The Good Neighbor Interpreter as part of a journalism camp at the McCall Neighborhood Center

Lifelong El Pasoan Karen Cooper Linen calls the little rock house at 3231 Wyoming “a hidden treasure.” The house on a quiet street corner in El Paso’s East Five Points neighborhood connects to a larger building to make up the McCall Neighborhood Center. Inside is a vibrant community gathering ...

09/10/2023

Fantastic visit with UTEP NAHJ chapter and Dallas Morning News greats Tom Huang and Alfredo Corchado! Talking about adaptability, resilience and fascinating journalism careers

11/08/2023

Wonderful to see this latest recognition for our amazing Borderzine / KTEP news director Angela Kocherga and her partner in a life of service to journalism - UTEP notable alum Alfredo Corchado

UTEP faculty member Angela Kocherga and alumnus Alfredo Corchado have been inducted into the National Association for Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Hall of Fame, a prestigious honor given to journalists who have made an exemplary impact in the industry. The husband-and-wife duo were honored at the ann...

28/06/2023

Some of the artists making big impressions right now as El Paso’s reputation as a city of murals grows

28/06/2023

A look at some of the artists making big impressions right now as El Paso’s reputation as a city of murals grows

Christin Apodaca believes she and other local artists have much in common. “We all make things for our community and create spaces where you have something really fun to look at and think about,” she says. “And, you know, a lot of history is on the wall.” It’s this multilayered history tha...

05/05/2023

“También nosotros queremos cobrar lo que uno merece también tenemos que pagar renta.”

Por Lizeth Medina , Special to Borderzine Chicago. Este viernes se celebra Cinco de Mayo en los Estados Unidos, y los tacos serán bocaditos obligados. Con o sin celebración, el taco es uno de los platos favoritos, para latinos y no latinos por igual. Existe el Taco Tuesday, donde se ofrecen tacos ...

18/02/2023

“I always remember coming here when I was little and seeing the cats walking around and being like, ‘Oh, what are these little guys doing here?’ and then when I found out that there was finally an organization to actually take care of them, I really wanted to join,” said Anneliese Frensch, vice president of Miners Pick Catz.

Every now and then, visitors to the University of Texas at El Paso campus might notice a cat scurry into the bushes or lying down in an open space. These cats live on and around campus and are looked after by Miner Pick Catz, a student organization at UTEP. Since 2021, Miner Pick Catz has […]

31/12/2022

"It’s more than just Mexican culture infused with a little of American traditions – it’s a culture of both sides of the border being part of your everyday life. And sometimes, understanding this can help us connect with people and better communicate their stories."

Unlike most journalism students, I began my journalism degree with no interest in the career. Sure, I loved writing – I always have, but I wasn’t even familiar with the process of writing a news article. You see, I’ve known that I wanted to be a book editor since I was 13 years old. No […]

31/12/2022

Just a little over $1,000 to go before midnight and we'll unlock a $10,000 match to keep our student journalism project moving forward! Can we count on you to help us get there? We've raised 70% of our goal, which supports the crucial work Borderzine will do in 2023.
Every donation counts and makes a difference. But the clock is ticking. The match opportunity ends at 11:59 tonight on Dec. 31.

Help The University of Texas at El Paso raise $5,000 for the project: Border Journalism NewsMatch 2022. Your gift will make a difference!

29/12/2022

A rustic gun range on the western edge of El Paso County may evoke romantic ideas of the Old West, but modern problems of rising expenses called for new approaches to make sure it has a future.

A rustic gun range on the western edge of El Paso County may evoke romantic ideas of the Old West, but modern problems of rising expenses called for new approaches to make sure it has a future. “You look at it now and you see we’ve done a lot of improvements and that’s what we’re […]

22/12/2022

“What we can do as concerned citizens to close the gap so that this issue is one that everybody is aware of and that we take strategic action to make sure that every woman, every child and every family have the resources that they need to be successful,”

More than 60% of women in Texas women lived in households that had difficulty paying for routine expenses during the COVID 19 pandemic because many of them left the workforce to provide care at home, according to Texas Women’s Foundation’s 2022 research.

21/12/2022

Imagine if the national and international media who are coming to the border to cover our current humanitarian crisis included more journalists from the border. Donate now to support our work in training that next generation of bicultural journalists at with a gift that will be TRIPLED during

Help The University of Texas at El Paso raise $5,000 for the project: Border Journalism NewsMatch 2022. Your gift will make a difference!

07/12/2022

“The one thing that I hear across all the generations of mariachi women is when they throw that grito, that yell. Oh, my God. ... It’s cathartic; it’s liberating. It’s something that they cannot do in their everyday lives.” - Leonor Xóchitl Pérez, founder and executive director of the Mariachi Women’s Foundation

CIUDAD JUAREZ — When Stephanie Cramer started playing mariachi music in Ciudad Juárez 24 years ago, she didn’t know any other women mariachi musicians in the city. Now a violinist and singer for Mariachi Trio México de Noche, Cramer said she had to earn acceptance from the men because she was ...