ABC-7 Xtra: Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl matchup announced, El Pasoans to reap benefits
Every year, Sun Bowl college football teams and sports fans have been pumping millions of dollars into the Borderland economy. This year…
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‘I’ll F***ing kill you’: Father to file misconduct complaint against El Paso officer who threatened son on video
EL PASO, Texas — A father whose son had his life seemingly threatened by an El Paso police officer on video said Wednesday that he is filing a…
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Mail-in ballots exceed early voting ballots cast in special El Paso City Council election
EL PASO, Texas — Mail-in ballots for a special election to fill two seats on El Paso City Council are exceeding the number of early voting ballots…
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‘I wouldn’t like someone touching my daughter like that’; Socorro High parents react to video of teacher seemingly spanking teen girl
SOCORRO, Texas — Socorro High School parents had mixed reactions Wednesday to a viral video of an alleged inappropriate act involving a male teacher…
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FBI’s new El Paso leader sees breaking encrypted messages as challenge to fighting domestic terrorism
EL PASO, Texas — The new special agent in charge of the El Paso FBI office says encrypted messages shared by domestic terrorist groups could provide…
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Juarez mayor says guns from the U.S. are stoking violence in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez Mayor Héctor Armando Cabada Alvídrez said Wednesday that the majority of the recent violence in Juarez is being…
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El Paso considers allowing marijuana users to avoid arrest through ‘cite and release’ policy
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city representatives don’t want to call it decriminalization — but if city leaders pass a new law, people with small…
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ABC-7 Xtra examines growing Mexican drug cartel violence
EL PASO, Texas — According to the experts, acts of cartel violence are on the rise. This past week, 14 Americans with dual citizenship were…
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Mexico telecommunications signals interfering with police, hospital and military cell networks in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Concerns are reaching to the highest government levels in the U.S and Mexico to have a critical issue fixed to prevent a possible…
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Mayor Dee Margo to face off with philanthropist JP Bryan over Duranguito on ABC-7 Xtra
EL PASO, Texas — Sunday on ABC 7 Xtra at 10:35 p.m., two of the biggest stakeholders in the fight over the future of El Paso’s Duranguito…
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City of El Paso needs to rework economic development plan for Great Wolf Lodge
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso and Great Wolf Lodge will have to come up with a new development agreement after state laws took effect…
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Saul Saenz, reporter/ ABC-7 Xtra host
A graduate of Riverside High School, I have deep roots in El Paso. I left the borderland to pursue my journalistic career, following the yellow…
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