ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – One-on-one with Mike Morath, Texas Commissioner of Education
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Commissioner of Education was in the Borderland this week, and ABC-7 got the chance to speak with him about the…
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El Paso County Commissioners consider new travel policies following ABC-7 report on expenses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — County leaders are looking at increasing accountability and transparency on where elected officials travel and how much they…
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All evacuation orders lifted for Doña Ana County after flooding, online donations set up
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KVIA) — As floodwaters recede for most of the region from Monday’s rain, the evacuation orders in place for some…
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White Sands to open Trinity Site for public open house in October
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico (KVIA) — Members of the public will get the chance to visit the site of the start of the atomic age next…
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Federal court rules in favor of El Paso County, other local governments on FEMA election requirements for funding
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A federal judge has struck down new FEMA funding rules that tied public safety grants to election policy requirements for…
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Doña Ana County lifts evacuation orders for Salem, Hatch, Garfield and Placitas; Rincon remains evacuated
UPDATE: 10:46PM – Doña Ana County has lifted the evacuation order for Salem, Hatch, Garfield and Placitas. The evacuation order remains in effect…
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Seventh case of West Nile Virus reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is warning residents of the threats of mosquito bites as the seventh case of the potentially deadly…
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Canutillo ISD to release students early due to storms, potential flooding
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Canutillo Independent School District will be sending students home 45 minutes early in anticipation of another round of…
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El Paso police arrest Richard Praytor, accused of 2023 murder of mother
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his mother in El Paso three years ago by running her over.…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – One-on-one with Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol Pete Vasquez
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some weeks ago, ABC-7’s Andrew J. Polk spoke with the new national chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, Pete Vasquez in a very…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – 25 years of El Paso’s no smoking public ordinance
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The air was very different a quarter of a century ago when it came to the issue of smoking in the Borderland. In 2001, the…
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ABC-7 Xtra Investigation – El Paso County Commissioners spent almost a quarter-million dollars on travel in recent years
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — How much have El Paso County commissioners traveled — and spent– on the taxpayers’ tab? An ABC-7 investigation found that…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Buses, Ballots, and the Bottom Line
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Election day is getting closer for voters in the Borderland and across the nation. In just over a month, some will be able…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – School district police, staff discuss campus safety measures
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s a crime that shocked the El Paso community: three students stabbed at the start of the school day. In the aftermath of…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Recall petition effort faces legal challenges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A petition effort is underway to remove a member of El Paso’s city council. It follows in the aftermath of recent votes on…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Marathon Emissions Fallout
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A set of incidents at a major local refinery may now result in legal action – and more. Marathon Petroleum, which operates…
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Man charged with father’s murder: Documents
UPDATE (Aug. 20, 2026): According to police, officers found 59-year-old David Edward De Coste’s body wrapped inside a plastic bag in the home on…
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SISD Board places tax rate election on November ballot
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Socorro Independent School District will be asking voters to approve nearly $50 million in funding from a tax increase…
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ABC-7 Xtra – Developments to the data center situation in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New developments in data center policy and possibilities are impacting some of the major projects in the Borderland. This is…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – The EPISD Bond and what could potentially be included
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of the largest school districts in the El Paso area is getting closer to making a decision on putting a big new school…
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Abbott announces proposed policies to boost housing supply in Texas during Socorro visit
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — During a campaign visit to the El Paso area Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced two new policy proposals about…
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City Council votes in favor of next steps on political campaign bill policy
UPDATE: City council voted unanimously to approve the draft policy recommendations made by city staff. They will now create an ordinance to come…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Superintendents on the start of a new school year and beyond
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The start of the next school year is coming up quickly – or already underway for some in the Borderland. School districts…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – The data shaping the future of the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Construction of data centers is ramping up in the El Paso region. Two of those getting the most attention are the biggest…
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Alluin responds to EP city council campaign spending on suits, restaurants he owns
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ethics and campaign finance law questions were raised following recent reports that El Paso City Council District 8…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – Building Resiliency in Ruidoso
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — A year after deadly floods swept through the Sierra Blanca mountains, the Ruidoso community and surrounding areas are…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – The Borderland Data Boom
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The boom in data center construction is ramping up in the Borderland. In particular, the work on Project Jupiter, one of…
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Ruidoso Resilience: How a community is recovering from deadly flooding a year later
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KVIA) — It’s been two years since wildfires scorched areas surrounding the Village of Ruidoso high in the Sierra Blanca mountains.…
Continue Reading Ruidoso Resilience: How a community is recovering a year after deadly flooding
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KVIA) — It’s been two years since wildfires scorched areas surrounding the Village of Ruidoso high in the Sierra Blanca mountains.…
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ABC-7 Xtra Sunday – The Borderland’s role in America 250
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the nation celebrates Independence Day, we’re taking a deeper look at the connected history that runs deep in the…
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