AUSTIN — Representatives from Texas abortion funds, including El Paso-based West Fund, asked a federal judge Tuesday whether they can resume providing funds to pregnant Texans who seek abortions out-of-state without risk of criminal or civil penalties. During the first hearing in a class-action lawsuit brought against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other county
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EL PASO, Texas — The BA.2 subvariant of COVID-19, which has caused surging cases in Europe and parts of Asia in recent weeks, has been detected in El Paso, health officials said. BA.2 made up a third of new cases in the United States as of Tuesday, and will soon overtake the original omicron subvariant as
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This is the second story in a three-part series on the use of Narcan by law enforcement.TEMPE, Ariz. — When Officer Dave Hanson trains police officers on how to use Narcan, he starts by showing body camera footage from the first time a Tempe police officer used the medication on a local resident.The grainy video
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This is the first story in a three-part series on the use of Narcan by law enforcement.EL PASO, Texas — In the early morning hours of July 23, 2019, two police officers responded to a welfare check at a Northeast El Paso apartment. There, they found an unconscious 21-year-old man, with purple lips and a
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Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center Executive Director Linda Rivas will leave her post after seven years, the El Paso nonprofit announced Friday.Linda Corchado, Las Americas’ director of legal services, will step in as interim executive director on Feb. 1 while the organization conducts a national search for a new leader.Rivas cited a recent death in
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EL PASO, Texas — Seizures of fentanyl by the Drug Enforcement Administration within the city of El Paso rose 456% between the fiscal years 2020 and 2021 — from 32 kilograms to 178 kilograms — and El Paso DEA Acting Director Greg Millard said the trend has continued apace in recent months.Regionally, the increase was
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Border Patrol Sector saw staggering increases in migrant deaths and rescues in fiscal year 2021, reflecting national trends of a deadly year for migrants, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Migrant deaths in the El Paso sector increased 290% between fiscal years 2020 and 2021, from
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AUSTIN, Texas — Legislation barring transgender children from participating in K-12 public school sports on teams that align with their gender identity passed Friday evening in the Texas Senate, despite impassioned speeches and legislative efforts by El Paso lawmakers to derail the measure. The bill passed Thursday evening in the House, and now moves back to
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso will begin receiving planes full of migrants from the Rio Grande Valley for processing, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, said. “What we are seeing is families continue to arrive at our nation’s front door and the only difference today than a year ago … is the pandemic, and so
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EL PASO, Texas — Jose “Jojo” Sanchez, a beloved emergency room technician at Del Sol Medical Center, has died from Covid-19 at age 74. His death came earlier this month, his family said. Bearing a signature walrus mustache, a knowing sparkle in his eye, and a playful attitude, coworkers described Jojo as “the kindest soul
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