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Getty Images via CNN A We Are Open sign is seen outside a restaurant. EL PASO, Texas -- With Covid-19 restrictions being lifted in Texas, more businesses are looking to hire. However, some El Paso employers - particularly restaurants - are having a hard time filling positions. "Employers are desperate," said Leo Duran, vice president of the Texas Restaurant Association. Duran said some restaurants cant compete with unemployment benefits whether that be from state or federal funding. His restau...

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Actions we take now will mitigate povertys expansion: David Stout David C. Stout, Guest columnist © BRIANA SANCHEZ/EL PASO TIMES Sarah Ellis, a registered nurse at University Medical Center of El Paso, gets a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in El Paso. Over the next few days, it should receive about 2,900 doses of the vaccine, officials said. As fall turns into winter, there are reasons to feel optimistic that the pandemic’s grip on our community is loosening. COVI...