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The El Paso Matters PodcastEl Paso Electric wants to raise your power bill. Here are some things to know.A few notes from reporter Diego Mendoza-Moyers on the rate increase El Paso Electric is pursuing. You can read Diego's coverage on elpasomatters.org. 2025-07-2512 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastWhy El Paso experiences flash floodsDespite an increasing stormwater fee that El Paso Water customers pay to fund flood-control projects, segments of the city still experience periodic flooding and inundation. El Paso Matters reporter Diego Mendoza-Moyers and assistant editor Pablo Villa discuss Diego's recent interview with a top El Paso Water executive about flash floods and what the utility is doing to limit flooding. You can read Diego's reporting at elpasomatters.org. 2025-07-1832 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastLatest on immigration enforcement in El PasoNearly six months after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, his administration has created a new immigration enforcement regime throughout the U.S. that has led to an increase in deportations and a major decline in the number of migrants attempting to enter the country through the southern border with Mexico. On this episode of the El Paso Matters Podcast, host Diego Mendoza-Moyers talks with El Paso Matters CEO Bob Moore and the outlet's editor Cindy Ramirez about their recent reporting on immigration-related issues in El Paso and what to expect going forward. You can read Bob and...2025-07-0325 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastHow UTEP is affected by NIL era as schools begin paying their college athletes In a new era of college athletics where schools will now directly pay their college athletes, there are new challenges and opportunities for a mid-tier school like the University of Texas at El Paso. ESPN 600 radio hosts Steve Kaplowitz and Adrian Broaddus join El Paso Matters staffers Diego Mendoza-Moyers and Pablo Villa to explain how UTEP will manage directly paying its athletes, and how the school might fare in the years ahead as it transitions to the Mountain West Conference. You can read Pablo's reporting on NIL and local athletics at elpasomatters.org and listen to Steve and Adrian...2025-06-2750 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastStar El Paso football player navigates NIL, shifting college sports landscape Star quarterback Jake Fette, a senior at Del Valle High School in El Paso, is a top-five player at his position in the nation. After committing to play at Arizona State University a year ago, Fette is among the highest-profile athletes from the borderland to navigate the new collegiate sports environment where the best players get paid top dollar -- a major shift from a handful of years ago, when compensating athletes could land a school in deep trouble. El Paso Matters editor and reporter Pablo Villa talks through his coverage of Fette's recruitment journey, and the shift that...2025-06-1928 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastDiffering views on El Paso Downtown deck parkAs funding comes together to advance the I-10 deck park in Downtown El Paso, Paso del Norte Community Foundation CEO Tracy Yellen joins the show to discuss why the project should be a priority for the city to construct. El Paso City Council Rep. Chris Canales follows in the second half of the episode to discuss his skepticism of the project. You can read El Paso Matters' reporting on the deck plaza at elpasomatters.org.2025-06-111h 01
The El Paso Matters PodcastTrustees oust the superintendent of El Paso's biggest school district. Here's what to know.El Paso Independent School District's board of trustees on Tuesday approved the retirement of Superintendent Diana Sayavedra, who accepted a voluntary separation agreement, weeks after an election created a new majority on the district's board. The trustees have said little about why they ousted Sayavedra. But her exit comes as the district wrestles with a budget deficit and a plan to close numerous aging schools amid dwindling enrollment. El Paso Matters Education Reporter Claudia Silva joins the podcast to talk through Sayavedra's dramatic departure.2025-06-0715 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastTwo brothers in El Paso bought a Boeing plane. What now? Two brothers in El Paso decided to buy an abandoned Boeing aircraft with visions of renovating it. Months later, they're still figuring out what to do with it. 2025-06-0310 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastNew school board members elected amid tumult, layoffs in El Paso's public education systemVoters selected new school board members to represent areas in El Paso and Socorro Independent School districts. The new faces are set to govern EPISD, where administrators are planning to close eight school campuses next year, and at SISD as teacher layoffs are impending for the financially-challenged school district. El Paso Matters education reporter Claudia Silva discusses what the school board election could mean for public education in El Paso amid declining student enrollment and inadequate state funding. You can read Claudia's reporting and listen to a previous episode about public education in El Paso at elpasomatters.org. 2025-05-1309 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastWalmart shooting victims, survivors face gunman in court People directly affected by the August 3, 2019 shooting at an El Paso Walmart faced the gunman in court this week. Some victims forgave the shooter -- even hugging him -- while others spoke of their broken families still left mourning nearly six years later. The shooter now will spend the rest of his life in a Texas state penitentiary after El Paso's district attorney chose not to seek the death penalty in the case. You can read reporting about the end of the most significant criminal case in El Paso's history at elpasomatters.org. 2025-04-2409 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastEl Paso deck park plan begins to formA deck park that would span five blocks and cover I-10 in Downtown El Paso is estimated to cost $207 million to build. City officials are starting to form plans to fund the project and philanthropists are expected to put up tens of millions of dollars. El Paso Matters Reporter Diego Mendoza-Moyers discusses with assistant editor Pablo Villa updates from this week about the project, and what to expect going forward. You can read Diego's reporting at elpasomatters.org. 2025-04-1818 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastWhy El Paso school districts face layoffs, school closuresPublic school districts in El Paso are wrestling with several big challenges, from declining student enrollment to inadequate funding, and bills making their way through the Texas Legislature are likely to impact the state's education system as well. With local school board elections on the horizon, we welcome El Paso Matters education reporter Claudia Silva on the podcast to explain what led to the financial problems school districts are dealing with, and what to expect for public education in El Paso going forward. You can read Claudia's reporting on the city's education system at elpasomatters.org.2025-04-0417 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastExecution of El Paso serial killer haltedTexas' highest criminal court recently blocked the execution of David Leonard Wood, an El Paso man who has been on death row for 32 years after a jury in 1992 convicted him of murdering at least two young women and burying their remains in the desert. El Paso Matters founder and CEO Bob Moore comes on the show to discuss why the court halted the long-planned execution, his experience covering this story for decades and what it means for criminal justice in El Paso. You can read Bob's reporting on the Wood case at elpasomatters.org. 2025-03-1925 min
The El Paso Matters PodcastWest Texas measles outbreak spreadsEl Paso Matters health reporter Priscilla Totiyapungprasert comes on the debut episode of the El Paso Matters Podcast to talk about the ongoing West Texas measles outbreak, and what it means for the El Paso region. You can read Priscilla's reporting on measles at elpasomatters.org. 2025-03-0410 min
The Journalism SaluteDiego Mendoza-Moyers, Energy and Evironment Reporter, El Paso MattersOn this episode we're joined by Diego Mendoza-Moyers. Diego is a reporter covering energy and the environment in western Texas for El Paso Matters for the last 2 years. He's previously worked for papers in San Antonio, Phoenix, and Albany N.Y. He's a graduate of Arizona State University.El Paso Matters is a non-profit news website covering El Paso and the surrounding area in western Texas.Diego discussed his approach to storytelling, how he sources his stories, and provided examples of stories he covers on his beat. He explained what makes El Paso such an i...2024-12-2334 min
EN DepthEpisode 161: Turmoil at CPS EnergyExpress-News business writer Diego Mendoza-Moyers lays out the ongoing turmoil at CPS Energy including the resignation of CEO Paula Gold-Williams, the search for her replacement and the ongoing rate increase discussions. Read: CPS Energy trims proposed rate increase after CEO announces early-2022 resignation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-10-2924 min