ABC-7 Xtra: El Paso, Uvalde bonded by tragedy
EL PASO, Texas-In the days following the Uvalde shooting, Governor Greg Abbott was front and center holding news conferences. El Paso had a similar…
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County Judge, Ricardo Samaniego feeling grief over Uvalde, Texas shooting
EL PASO, Texas-El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego tells ABC-7 he was overcome with grief when he learned about the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.…
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Border Patrol braces for new chapter post Title 42
EL PASO, Texas – Undocumented migrants attempting to cross the border is nothing new for Border Patrol agents working along the El Paso sector of…
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ABC-7 Xtra guests discuss El Paso city manager contract and possible payout
EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 broke the news earlier in the week that city manager, Tommy Gonzalez, is one of four finalists for a similar position in…
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Mother: Child left inside sweltering East El Paso daycare bus asleep, unattended
EL PASO, Texas – One El Paso mother is furious after learning her 7-year-old son was forgotten and left inside a sweltering daycare bus. The incident…
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Preparations underway for lifting of Title 42
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso government and social services are bracing for a surge of migrants once Title 42 is permitted to expire. Title 42 is a…
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Abortion access and obstacles in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoans looking to have an abortion will have to cross state or national boundaries. Our news partners at El Paso Matters and La…
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Sunday ABC-7 Xtra: Migrant surge expected after lifting of Title 42
EL PASO, Texas – Most El Pasoans may recall the migrant surge in 2019, when hundreds of migrants would walk right up to the border barrier and…
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Sunday ABC-7 Xtra – Confusion as City district maps not yet approved
EL PASO, Texas – Every 10 years, the U.S. Census gives El Paso city leaders an idea of how the city is growing and how city districts maps should be…
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El Paso man arrested for child pornography
EL PASO, Texas – A man arrested by SWAT members Wednesday faces child exploitation charges in federal court. Video of the arrest was provided to…
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Santa Teresa impacted by Mexican trucker protest
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico-The Santa Teresa port of entry took a big hit as a result of Governor Gregg Abbott’s orders, despite that port of entry…
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Governor Abbott Addresses Texas Sheriffs
EL PASO, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott visited the borderland to voice his concerns on what may come once Title 42 ends, and wants sheriffs across the…
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ABC-7 Xtra Bernie Sargent bids happy trails to the Borderland
EL PASO,Texas – El Paso is losing a historian and by extension, an iconic part of Borderland history. You may have seen him around town, a walking…
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Las Cruces man acquitted of voluntary manslaughter
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico-A Las Cruces business owner accused of shooting and killing a neighbor in 2019 was acquitted today in a Doña Ana County…
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Experts say end to Title 42 could trigger surge
EL PASO, Texas-The Biden Administration is ending Title 42, a CDC directive that gives Border Patrol Agents the power to expel migrants seeking…
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Local Comedy Club Owner Believes Smith’s Slap Could Trigger Copycats
EL PASO, Texas-Sunday night’s academy awards made history for many reasons, but one the academy would like to put behind them. It was the slap heard…
Continue Reading Asylum officers start hearing claims
EL PASO, Texas-The Biden administration unveiled plans to help trim the backlog of asylum claims at the border. Asylum officers are expected to begin…
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El Paso exceeds gasoline budget
EL PASO, Texas-The City of El Paso, has already exceeded its gas budget for its vast fleet of vehicles, and the fiscal year isn’t over yet. ABC-7…
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ABC-7 Xtra: El Paso makes list of least affordable cities
EL PASO, Texas-El Paso made a top ten list this week, one of the nation’s least affordable cities. That’s the topic of this Sunday’s ABC-7 Xtra. The…
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School fight videos point to troubling trend
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico-A Santa Teresa family member tells ABC-7 video of his niece being bullied and beaten on school grounds is troubling. The…
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