Nebraska sending state troopers to Texas to help at border
LINCOLN, Nebraska — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts plans to send about two dozen state troopers to Texas later this month to help patrol the…
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Fear shakes Mexico along Texas border after violence kills 18
REYNOSA, Mexico — Fear has invaded the Mexican border city of Reynosa after gunmen in vehicles killed 14 people, including taxis drivers, workers…
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American Airlines canceling hundreds of flights through mid-July due to labor shortages
DALLAS, Texas — American Airlines is canceling hundreds of flights through at least mid-July as the company strives to maintain service in the…
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WATCH: Beto O’Rourke holds voting rights rally at Texas Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — El Paso’s very own Beto O’Rourke is on the road again, trying to build public pressure on Congress to take action on voting…
Continue Reading At least 18 killed in violence near U.S.-Mexico border
REYNOSA, Mexico — Gunmen in vehicles opened fire in the Mexican city of Reynosa on the U.S. border this weekend, killing at least 14 people and…
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Houston deputy’s wife and stepchild shot by gunman inside their apartment
HOUSTON, Texas — An off-duty deputy’s wife and his 4-year-old stepdaughter were shot early Sunday morning when a gunman forced entry into…
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El Paso leaders fear Abbott’s migrant ‘invasion’ talk will incite violence
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso political leaders and immigration rights advocates are condemning Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan…
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Abbott vetoes Texas Legislature’s funds as punishment for Dems’ voting bill walkout
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott late Friday afternoon followed through on a threat to veto a section of the state budget that funds the…
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Fort Hood, Fort Bliss lead all Army posts in risk of sexual assault
WASHINGTON, DC — Female soldiers at two Army bases in Texas face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those at other posts,…
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Texas woman known as ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ celebrates federal holiday
FORT WORTH, Texas — Before Juneteenth became an official federal holiday, 94-year-old Opal Lee was on a mission. “I’m not just…
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El Pasoans protest Texas’ new permit-less gun carry law
EL PASO, Texas — ‘Abbott failed Texas’, those are what some of the signs read at a protest in downtown El Paso on Thursday opposing…
Continue Reading Man killed in Austin mass shooting was visiting from Michigan and planned to marry his high school sweetheart
AUSTIN, Texas –The man killed in a recent mass shooting that left more than a dozen people injured in Austin was visiting the city from…
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Biden signs Juneteenth national holiday into law
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Thursday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a U.S.…
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Jan. 6 rioter from Texas charged with bringing gun to Capitol, undercutting claims that pro-Trump mob was unarmed
WASHINGTON, DC — The Justice Department on Thursday charged a U.S. Capitol rioter with bringing a handgun onto Capitol grounds — two days…
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas challenge to Obamacare, upholds coverage for millions
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions…
Continue Reading Texas authorities threaten SpaceX with legal action over beach closures, private security
BOCA CHICA, Texas — SpaceX received a warning from a district attorney in Texas this week, warning that the company could be violating several…
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Abbott says Texas is providing initial $250 million ‘down payment’ for border wall
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday began announcing details of his plan for Texas to build its own border wall, starting the…
Continue Reading Congress votes to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. The U.S. House voted 415-14…
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Alleged Texas cop shooter, subject of Blue Alert, kills self
UPDATE, June 16: HONEY GROVE, Texas — Authorities say a man suspected of shooting a police officer in the leg in a small North Texas city,…
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Texas ‘constitutional gun carry’ signed into law, will start Sept. 1
AUSTIN, Texas — Texans can carry handguns without a license or training starting Sept. 1, after Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed the…
Continue Reading Harris meets with Texas lawmakers, talks voting rights strategy
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday that all American citizens should have the unequivocal right to vote during a…
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2 Fort Hood soldiers charged with attempting to smuggle undocumented immigrants into Texas
FORT HOOD, Texas — Two Fort Hood active-duty soldiers have been charged with attempting to smuggle two undocumented Mexican citizens into Texas…
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33 migrants found near death crammed into U-Haul in Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents detailed late Tuesday how they uncovered a human smuggling operation in Van Horn and rescued over 30…
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Trump to tour Texas border wall with Abbott at end of June
AUSTIN, Texas — Former president Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he “accepted the invitation” to tour Texas’ southern border…
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Tech snafus disrupt Southwest Airlines flights for 2nd day
DALLAS, Texas — Southwest Airlines said it was “resuming normal operations” and investigating the cause of technical issues that paused departing…
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Abbott says he’ll use crowdfunding to build a Texas border wall
AUSTIN, Texas — When Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week that Texas would build its own border wall, one of the immediate questions…
Continue Reading 2nd suspect arrested in Austin shooting that killed 1, hurt 13
AUSTIN, Texas — A second suspect has been arrested in connection to the mass shooting in Austin on Saturday morning. On Monday afternoon, ABC…
Continue Reading They say he once protected Biden; now jailed Texan’s parents want him to stand up for their son
HOOD COUNTY, Texas — The parents of a former U.S. Marine from Texas imprisoned in Russia are pleading with Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir…
Continue Reading Violence in Texas, Georgia and Illinois brings number of US mass shootings to 270 so far this year
As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new statistic to…
Continue Reading 1 of 14 victims hurt in Austin mass shooting dies
AUSTIN, Texas — One of 14 people injured in a mass shooting in downtown Austin has died, police say. Douglas John Kantor, 25, died from his…
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