Stories by Christian De Jesus Betancourt

Christian De Jesus Betancourt is Next City and El Paso Matters' joint Equitable Cities Reporting Fellow for Borderland Narratives. He has been a local news reporter since 2012, having worked at the Temple Daily Telegram, Duncan Banner, Lovington Leader and Hobbs News-Sun. He's also worked as a freelance reporter, photographer, restaurant owner and chef. Born and raised in Juarez, El Paso became Betancourt’s home when he moved there in the seventh grade.

Can El Paso’s Zoning Reform Help Address Historic Injustices?

El Paso Tried To Turn This Historic Neighborhood Into a Sports Arena. Then Residents Stepped In.

A neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico

A New Mexican CDFI’s Formula for Lending Is Paying Off

El Paso streetcar

How El Paso’s Streetcars Rose Again

What Sunrise El Paso Learned From Its Historic Youth-Led Climate Charter Campaign

El Paso's Mexican poppies at Castner Range National Monument

The 52-Year Fight to Protect El Paso’s Castner Range Continues

Texas Cities Are Getting Ready for the State’s ‘Death Star’ Law

The El Paso Activists That Kept a Historic Chicano Landmark From Demolition

Ersela Kripa and Stephen Mueller

The Architects Shedding Light on Shade Inequity at the US-Mexico Border

How El Paso Is Fighting Back Against Book Bans in Texas

This Texas BBQ Joint Serves Up Brisket, Ribs and Jobs for the Unhoused

A Chicago Nonprofit Shows How To Create an “Aboveground Railroad” for Migrants

The Forgotten Credit Union That Served Thousands of Unbanked El Pasoans

Row of buses in parking lot

Diesel Buses Harm The Environment. These El Paso School Districts Are Going Electric.

This Juárez Nonprofit Uses Sports To Deter Youth From Violence

El Paso’s Black History Is Often Forgotten. A Museum Exhibit Is Keeping Those Stories Alive.

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