Border and binational economy
International trade, ports of entry, manufacturing, and cross-border family ties are central to the region.
Far West Texas
Moving to El Paso
Learn how El Paso’s border location, Fort Bliss, logistics economy, desert climate, property taxes, and regional connections shape day-to-day life.
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Coverage updated July 24, 2026
What to evaluate before moving
Fort Bliss and defense
The installation and connected employers influence housing, services, and population movement.
Desert climate and utilities
Plan for summer cooling, water conservation, elevation, and the property-specific cost of utilities.
Latest El Paso coverage
New regional articles appear first. Relevant archive guides fill the page only until newer local coverage replaces them.
Non-PoliticalArchive guide
Moving to El Paso: A Practical Far West Texas Relocation Guide
What to check about El Paso neighborhoods, Fort Bliss commutes, desert utilities, vehicle emissions, property taxes, and local services.
July 23, 2026
Tax & SpendingArchive guide
Texas Property Tax Laws Explained: What Homeowners Need to Know
How Texas property tax law actually works in 2026 — appraisals, exemptions, rate-setting, ARB protests, truth-in-taxation notices, and the constitutional amendments that raised the homestead exemption to $140,000.
Evergreen guide
ElectionsArchive guide
The Texas Voting Guide for 2026: Primaries, Runoffs, ID Rules, and the Calendar That Actually Matters
Everything a Texas voter needs for 2026 — registration deadlines, March primary, May runoff, November general, accepted photo ID, mail ballot rules, and how to find your polling place in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and beyond.
Pillar guide
BorderArchive guide
Texas Border Policy Explained: The Full Guide to Operation Lone Star, State Authority & the Rio Grande Fight
The definitive Keep TX Red guide to Texas border policy in Houston, the Rio Grande Valley, and Austin — Operation Lone Star, state vs. federal authority, DPS, the Texas National Guard, and the 1,254-mile Rio Grande line.
Pillar guide
Tax & SpendingArchive guide
Why Texas Has No State Income Tax — and What Pays for Government Instead
Texas is one of nine states without an income tax, and the 2019 constitutional amendment makes it nearly impossible to enact one. Here's the sales-tax-and-property-tax model that funds the second-largest state in the union.
1 week ago
Tax & SpendingArchive guide
The Texas Homestead Exemption Explained: What Every Homeowner Should Claim
A plain-English walkthrough of the $140,000 school-district homestead exemption, over-65 and disabled relief, disabled-veteran reductions, and how to file with your county appraisal district.
1 week ago
Tax & SpendingArchive guide
How to Protest Your Property Appraisal — and Actually Win
Deadlines, evidence packets, equal-and-uniform comps, and the ARB hearing script that gets values reduced. A practical playbook for every Texas homeowner.
3 weeks ago
EnergyArchive guide
Texas Water Rights Explained: Rivers, Aquifers, and the Rule of Capture
Surface water belongs to the state; groundwater belongs to the landowner. How prior appropriation, groundwater conservation districts, and interstate compacts shape every drop.
1 month ago
EducationArchive guide
Understanding Texas School Finance: Recapture, ISD Budgets, and the Funding Formula
How the Foundation School Program, basic allotment, and 'Robin Hood' recapture redistribute property-tax dollars — and why two ISDs with identical tax rates fund students very differently.
1 month ago