ABC-7 Xtra: City leaders review impact, future of El Paso’s streetcar
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is reviewing a new study that looks at streetcar operations and costs. The streetcar has been at the…
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How was $58,131 worth of City of El Paso ‘U-Matter Program’ gift cards distributed?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than $15,000 worth of gift cards purchased in 2022 for the City of El Paso’s ‘U-Matter Program’ remain undistributed as…
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Xtra depth on residential solar power in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On this week’s edition of ABC-7 Xtra, guest-host Stephanie Valle dives into the future of residential solar power in El…
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ABC-7 Xtra: City addresses speed problem in Upper Valley after man, dog were killed
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A plan and timeline to help reduce speeding issues on Emory Road is expected within the next few days, City officials said,…
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Discovery in the Dirt: Woman reports finding ‘tombstones’ at the El Paso County Coliseum
UPDATE: An official from the El Paso Sports Commission confirmed the old stones are not graves. “What happened is that there was an animal shelter…
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Tornillo ISD educators work to bridge digital divide in the classroom
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — There is no denying that technology plays a huge role in our lives now, but it also will loom large over future jobs for…
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ABC-7 Xtra: The Life of a Miner in southern New Mexico
OROGRANDE, New Mexico (KVIA) — In the mountains near Orogrande, New Mexico lie several private mining claims with many types of ores, crystals,…
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Sunday Xtra: Former Rep. Rodriguez speaks out on the use of city-issued credit cards
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has been bringing you exclusive reporting on the use of your taxpayer dollars by city leaders and staff, specifically…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Surgeon General sounds the alarm on social media and our youth
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is acknowledging our nation’s youth is suffering a mental health crisis, and he’s…
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In Pursuit: Texas DPS migrant pursuits rise exponentially in 2023
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Department of Public Safety state trooper pursuits of suspected smugglers happened at an exponentially greater rate in…
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In Pursuit: The potential dangers of the Texas DPS migrant pursuit policy
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An updated emergency driving and vehicular pursuit policy from U.S. Customs and Border Protection is now in effect. The…
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ABC-7 Xtra: City Expenditures, Your Tax dollars
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A city representative and a former member of the city ethic’s review commission shared their thoughts on the alleged…
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Picture Perfect: Glamour Shots El Paso’s success story as one of two left in the U.S.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso is home to one of the last Glamour Shots photography studios left in the country. At its peak, there were 350…
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CBP One app: The real wall? Migrants in Mexico struggle with errors trying to seek asylum
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — With the upcoming lifting of Title 42, some migrants in Juarez are still looking to apply for asylum the legal way. Most…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Migrant crisis impacting El Paso’s homeless population
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the borderland continues to grapple with the migrant crisis ahead of the lifting of Title 42, other at-risk populations…
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ABC-7 Xtra: An in-depth look at the migrant crisis in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 Xtra, Sunday edition, examines the migrant situation in our city as it continues to evolve by the day, a…
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A Second Chance: Xtra perspective on El Paso man’s life-saving double-organ transplant
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An ailment that’s all too common among Borderland residents took a serious toll on one El Paso man in particular. ABC-7 is…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Audit finds inconsistencies in taxpayer-funded gas cards
Update: The city of El Paso’s Financial Oversight and Audit Committee will meet Thursday, May 4 to discuss the internal audit. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)…
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ABC-7 Xtra Depth: The Mexican Consulate responds to border challenges in the Fentanyl crisis
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –The Mexican Consulate spoke to ABC-7 about the impact of fentanyl on the border. “Mexico is sorry about the crisis the U.S.…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Health authority talks about controlling the spread of disease among migrants in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the borderland prepares for the lifting of Title 42 on May 11, concerns are growing over the health of the migrants…
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Sunday Xtra, One-On-One With New Border Patrol Chief
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The newly appointed Border Patrol chief for the El Paso Sector, Anthony Scott Good, is reacting to ABC-7’s special report,…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Proposition K, what’s fact, what’s fiction?
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoans living within the city limits will get to decide on several propositions on the May 6 ballot. But the one…
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ABC-7 Xtra: DPS sees rise in pursuits following growing number of migrant crossings
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the number of migrants coming into the country illegally through our borders grows, so do the number of pursuits by…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Borderland author’s work earns critical acclaim
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 Sunday Xtra sits down with acclaimed El Paso author, Benjamin Alire Saenz. Saenz is a former UTEP professor. He is the…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Recreational cannabis sales in New Mexico, one year later
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — New Mexico celebrates one year since recreational marijuana sales became legal. Medical marijuana use in New Mexico has been…
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ABC-7 Xtra: The ordination of Auxiliary Bishop Tony Celino
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –El Pasoans will witness an event that hasn’t happened in more than a century, a bishop ordained right here in the El Paso…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Alternatives for revitalizing the Duranguito neighborhood
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sunday on ABC-7 Xtra, host Saul Saenz looks at two alternatives for revitalizing the Duranguito neighborhood in Downtown El…
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ABC-7 Xtra: Dee Margo comments on calls to recall reps who want city manager fired
EL PASO, Texas-(KVIA) –Former El Paso mayor Dee Margo says people are calling him saying they want city representatives who voted to fire city…
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ABC-7 Sunday Xtra, the rise in school threats and how it’s impacting education
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s enough to send teriffying thoughts through any parent’s mind: receiving an alert text from their child’s school about a…
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