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The Tejano Food Pantry located at El Paso Community College's Valle Verde campus.
Posted inEl Paso

How El Paso Community College is combating food insecurity

By Daniel Perez, El Paso MattersOctober 27, 2022October 27, 2022

A recent study found one in three community college students struggle with food insecurity.

Posted inEl Paso

Volunteers needed to redraw El Paso Community College trustees map

By Daniel Perez, El Paso MattersSeptember 30, 2022October 5, 2022

These maps are used to define precincts where voters can select trustees who will set policy for the college, hire and fire the president, set the tax rate and approve the budget.

Posted inEl Paso

Loan forgiveness policy set to help thousands of El Pasoans

By Daniel Perez, El Paso MattersSeptember 4, 2022September 9, 2022

The student loan forgiveness program is expected to help millions of people nationwide, including about 3.6 million Texans who owe $120 billion in federal student loans.

Posted inEl Paso

With $40 million grant, ‘American manufacturing will be reborn in El Paso’

By Daniel Perez, El Paso MattersSeptember 2, 2022September 8, 2022

The award is part of the Biden administration’s $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

Posted inEl Paso

First-time college students enroll at UTEP in record numbers

By Daniel Perez, El Paso MattersAugust 25, 2022August 25, 2022

“This year was a very important year as we rebounded from the pandemic,” a university official said.

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