Texas Archives

Zuerlein makes 56-yarder on last play, Cowboys beat Chargers

September 19, 2021 5:38 PM Associated Press

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Greg Zuerlein connected on a 56-yard field goal as time expired to give the Dallas Cowboys a…

U.S. flying Haitians home from Texas border; some being processed in El Paso

September 19, 2021 2:50 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

DEL RIO, Texas — The United States acted Sunday to stem the flow of migrants into Texas by blocking the Mexican border at the isolated town of Del…

2 injured after a military aircraft crashes in a residential area of Lake Worth, Texas

September 19, 2021 1:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Deanna Hackney and Amir Vera, CNN A pilot instructor and a student were hospitalized Sunday after each ejected from a military training jet that…

Beto O’Rourke reportedly plans to announce that he’ll run for Texas governor

September 19, 2021 1:21 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Former El Paso Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke plans to soon announce that he will challenge Texas Republican Gov. Greg…

US launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas

September 19, 2021 8:53 AM Associated Press

By JUAN A. LOZANO, ERIC GAY, ELLIOT SPAGAT and EVENS SANON Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — The U.S. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas…

Texas doctor says he violated the state’s strict new abortion law

September 19, 2021 8:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN A Texas doctor is publicly revealing that he violated a state law that bans abortions after six weeks and says…

Counties with the most college graduates in Texas

September 18, 2021 10:58 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the most college graduates in Texas using data from the U.S. Census…

Robinson, Texas running game rumble over Rice 58-0

September 18, 2021 9:35 PM Associated Press

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bijan Robinson ran for three touchdowns in the first half and Texas rebounded from a…

Shough, Texas Tech shake off slow start to down FIU 54-21

September 18, 2021 9:00 PM Associated Press

By RANDY ROSETTA Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough threw for 399 yards and four touchdown passes to spark…

Calzada throws 3 TDs as No. 7 A&M routs New Mexico 34-0

September 18, 2021 1:18 PM Associated Press

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Zach Calzada threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start to…

Amber Alert for 12-year-old Texas girl taken from school

September 17, 2021 8:21 PM ABC News

CONVERSE, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Friday night for a 12-year-old child out of Converse, which is in Bexar County about 15 miles…

U.S. to deport huge number of Haitians from Texas border

September 17, 2021 6:50 PM Associated Press

DEL RIO, Texas — The Biden administration plans on “massive movements” of Haitian migrants in a small Texas border city on flights to Haiti…

Del Rio Port of Entry closed after ‘massive’ migrant bridge influx

September 17, 2021 6:39 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday evening that it was temporarily closing the Del Rio Port of Entry to vehicles…

Nearly 50 migrants found in trailer at Sierra Blanca checkpoint

September 17, 2021 5:51 PM Jim Parker

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Almost 50 people who had entered the U.S. illegally were found inside the trailer of a truck stopped at a Border Patrol…

Thousands of migrants held in squalor under Texas bridge

September 19, 2021 5:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores and Ray Sanchez, CNN Roselini Villasmil broke down Friday as she recalled the squalid conditions under a bridge in the Texas border…

Jailed Las Cruces man suspected of being serial child rapist across NM, Texas

September 17, 2021 1:00 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 53-year-old man jailed in Las Cruces for the sexual assault of a teenager is believed to be a serial attacker and likely…

NYC restaurant host attacked by Texas women over vaccine status request

September 17, 2021 9:59 AM Associated Press

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a host at a popular New York City restaurant was assaulted by three women from Texas…

Amber Alert for 6-year-old Texas boy taken from mom’s car

September 17, 2021 7:46 AM ABC News

PEARLAND, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued early Friday for a 6-year-old boy who police say was kidnapped from his mother’s vehicle in…

Texan tied to ‘boogaloo’ sentenced to 50 years in prison

September 17, 2021 7:22 AM Associated Press

NEW BOSTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas man linked to the “boogaloo” movement who livestreamed threats to kill police was sentenced Friday to 50 years…

Mexican soldiers, police kill 9 in shootout near US border

September 16, 2021 9:14 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican soldiers and police have killed 9 suspected gunmen near the U.S. border. The government of the northern border state of…

Abbott backpedals on pledge to shut down 6 border crossings

September 16, 2021 12:32 PM CNN Newsource, Texas Tribune

UPDATE: AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott said on Thursday that he directed state troopers and the Texas National Guard “to…

Border agents ‘overwhelmed’ as thousands of migrants wait under Texas bridge to enter U.S.

September 16, 2021 12:43 PM Texas Tribune

DEL RIO, Texas — Thousands of asylum-seeking migrants — most of them from Haiti — are waiting under an international bridge in Del Rio to be…

Texas teen posts images of slain family, then kills self

September 16, 2021 1:06 PM Associated Press

ARANSAS PASS, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a South Texas teen who said he killed his family and posted graphic images of their bodies on social…

Border agents rescue toddler & baby from Rio Grande, find 29 migrants in Clint trailer

September 15, 2021 11:20 PM KVIA ABC-7

EAGLE PASS, Texas — A U.S. Border Patrol agent made a shocking discovery while on a boat patrol in the Rio Grande. He found a two-year-old girl and…

Over 4,400 Afghan refugees to be resettled in Texas, nearly 300 in NM

September 15, 2021 4:30 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration on Wednesday began notifying governors and state refugee coordinators across the country about how…

Federal judge to wait at least two weeks before ruling on DOJ’s emergency request to block Texas abortion law

September 15, 2021 3:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A federal judge Wednesday set a hearing date for October 1 to consider a request from the Justice…

Some abortion foes question tactical wisdom of new Texas ban

September 15, 2021 9:26 AM Associated Press

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer The new Texas law that bans most abortions in the state is being welcomed by many of the religious leaders who help…