ABC-7 XTRA Sunday: Socorro ISD Overseen by Texas Education Agency
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the last eight months, the Socorro school district has been overseen by two conservators appointed by the Texas…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Battling a pesky pest – Socorro’s Red Flour Beetle infestation
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the past three months, residents of Socorro have been battling a pesky pest -an infestation of the red flour beetle.…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Constant Construction – A TXDOT update
I-10 Widening West project in West El…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Election Integrity – Protecting Your Vote
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Election integrity – how voting locations are run, how your votes are tallied, and how the results are released to the…
Continue Reading ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Candidates for El Paso District Attorney and El Paso County Sheriff
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 Xtra Sunday wraps up our series of “Your Voice, Your Vote” previews of local races in the November general election…
Continue Reading ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Propositions on November general election ballot
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In addition to the many races on the ballot for the November general election, voters in El Paso County will decide whether…
Continue Reading ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: The race for New Mexico’s Second Congressional District – Vasquez & Herrell
Editor’s note: ABC-7 incorrectly said New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District has flipped between Democrats and Republicans for 22 years. The parties…
Continue Reading ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Mayoral candidate interviews
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Eight people are running to be the next mayor of El Paso. Three of them are current city representatives. This Sunday on…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Downtown Deck Plaza
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A downtown deck plaza with green space and other amenities could be in El Paso’s future. But there are questions over the…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – Protecting our seniors
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, there are nearly 135,000 people in the El Paso…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – Inside the FBI and their fight to stop online threats
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The FBI El Paso Field Office is in a constant battle to protect you and your family from online threats, including threats…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – New El Paso City Manager Dionne Mack
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Dionne Mack came to El Paso in 2011 to become Director of the city’s libraries. In 13 years, she’s moved through the ranks,…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: El Paso Independent School District
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Like many other school districts across Texas, the El Paso Independent School District is facing challenges ranging from…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – What’s new at UTEP and NMSU for the fall semester
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As UTEP and NMSU begin the fall semester, there are new programs and services for students at both universities. There’s…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Ricardo Mora the new CEO for the El Paso Chamber
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Local businessman Ricardo Mora has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer of the El Paso Chamber. Mora takes over…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – El Paso road projects: What’s happening now, what’s to come
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso has seen a number of long-term road projects going on across the city, from I-10, to Montana, to Loop 375 and places…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – Fifth anniversary of August Third Cielo Vista Walmart Mass Shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Next Saturday August third marks the fifth anniversary of the darkest day in El Paso’s history. Twenty-three people lost…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Back to school mental health
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — School begins this Monday for students in the Clint Independent School District, and Tuesday for San Elizario district.…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: El Paso’s Housing Market
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Despite interest rates hovering around seven percent, people are willing to pay higher prices for a home in El Paso. New…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Summer Illnesses
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nothing can spoil your summer fun faster than getting sick. Whether it’s a sunburn, a stomach bug, cold, flu or something…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Budget Crisis in Local School Districts
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — These are challenging times for school districts across Texas, and El Paso is no exception. The three major school districts…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Ruidoso Wildfires – Coordinating the response
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – When a wildfire burns, like the Salt and South Fork fires near Ruidoso, NM, we see the response by fire crews on the ground…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: UTEP President Heather Wilson on the Sun Bowl Uplift project and other topics
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This Sunday, UTEP President Heather Wilson is the guest on ABC-7 Xtra. She is joined in the first segment by the head of…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: 50th anniversary of El Paso Diablos Baseball
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man who isn’t a baseball fan became one of the most successful owners and general managers in Minor League Baseball.…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY: Meet the incoming County Attorney, Christina Sanchez
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal is retiring on June 7th after serving since 2009. Taking her place is Christina Sanchez, who…
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ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – Meet the candidates in the runoff for El Paso District Attorney
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Election day is this Tuesday, May 28, and voters in El Paso have three critical runoff races on the ballot – El Paso County…
Continue Reading ABC-7 XTRA SUNDAY – Meet the candidates in the Democratic runoffs for El Paso County Sheriff and State Representative District 77
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Early voting begins this Monday for the Democratic runoffs in three major races in El Paso – Sheriff, District Attorney, and…
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ABC-7 XTRA: New Mexico’s cannabis boom. Will Texas ever make marijuana legal?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Since New Mexico legalized cannabis for adult and medicinal use in April 2022, sales have totaled more than a billion…
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ABC-7 XTRA: How El Paso and Dona Ana County are prosecuting crimes involving migrants
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In March and April, large groups of migrants allegedly rioted and breached border barriers near Gate 36 at the U.S.-Mexico…
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ABC-7 Xtra: New amphitheater for Northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In just about two years, a state-of-the-art 12,500 seat amphitheater will open in Northeast El Paso on the site where Cohen…
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