EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Instead of paying individually for a permit in every city they wanted to serve, Texas food truck owners have another option coming July 1. A new statewide operating permit, created under House Bill 2844, allows mobile food vendors to work anywhere in Texas with a single license issued by the
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Trump is set to attend campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday. By Gaby Vinick President Donald Trump is barnstorming deep-red states across the country to defend GOP majorities in Congress as Democrats make inroads in some unlikely places. As of Tuesday afternoon, the president has made 20 stops to states he handily won and six
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 21-year-old man from El Paso died in a crash east of Van Horn, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS said Aaron Stephen Pepe died in a crash that happened Saturday on I-10 west at Mile Marker 181, which is 41 miles east of Van Horn.
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UPDATE (Oct. 27, 2026): The New Mexico Department of Agriculture confirmed two cases of New World Screwworm in Doña Ana County: one in a sheep at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, and one in a cow at an off-campus location. New World screwworm flies lay eggs in wounds or openings in living tissue.
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By Stacker Khairil Azhar Junos // Shutterstock Halloween means candy and costumes and Instacart‘s latest data shows what people in Texas and across the country put in their carts throughout October. Key Takeaways Reese’s runs the country. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are the No. 1 candy by ounces sold, and the top seller in
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Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate James Talarico made a campaign stop in El Paso Monday as he looks to gain support from voters ahead of the November 3rd election. ABC-7’s Marcel Clarke sat down with Talarico for an exclusive one-on-one interview to discuss some of the biggest issues facing Texans, including affordability, immigration, border security
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HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) – ServerDome Global, the company behind the Hueco Ranch Data Center project, will hosted a community meeting Monday at the Hueco Ranch site. Hudspeth County residents said they were shocked to learn about a hyperscale artificial intelligence-powered data center being built in the area, according to Sembrando Esperanza Coalition organizer Veronica
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott scheduled a campaign stop in El Paso just before Election Day. He’ll host a “Get-Out-the-Vote” event in Upper Valley El Paso next Thursday. Gov. Abbott is running for re-election against Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa. According to an event flyer, Gov. Abbott will be at Rosa’s Cantina
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AUSTIN (KVIA) — A 17-year-old from Texas was arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate a congressman and commit a terrorist attack, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday. Gov. Abbott said the teen is from McKinney, Texas, which is near Dallas. The governor didn’t share any information about the teen’s identity. The teen allegedly had a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Some voters living in Texas’ 16th Congressional District may see District 23 candidates on their ballots instead or vice versa. The El Paso County Elections Department said that’s because of a redistricting map that was approved for the midterm elections. “A voter may currently reside in District 23 or 16,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow border wall construction to continue along the Big Bend, according to court records. The appeal filing from the White House came just one day after a federal judge in El Paso filed a blocking of the construction that was ruled on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 spoke to the Republican and Democratic candidates for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District ahead of the midterm elections. This is the congressional seat that was left vacant after former Republican U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales resigned. Katy Padilla Stout is the Democratic nominee. She’s a former elementary school teacher and family
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KVIA) — A 39-year-old Guatemalan man has been sentenced on Monday to 30 years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling case that left 53 migrants dead. Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco pleaded guilty to his involvement in a June 2022 smuggling in San Antonio, which resulted in 53 deaths and
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By Stacker Tatyana Domnicheva // Shutterstock As history tells, the 1940s were a decade that shaped American life. The country faced World War II, ration books, factory work, radio news, and families waiting for letters from loved ones who were overseas. By the end of the decade, the war was completely over, and people
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By Stacker amine chakour // Shutterstock Every season in the NFL produces performances that feel less like a single game and more like statistical outliers — explosive outings where quarterbacks pile up passing yards, running backs break off long scoring runs, and receivers turn routine targets into multi-touchdown afternoons. These are the kinds of
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By Stacker Joseph Hendrickson // Shutterstock Every season in the NFL produces performances that feel less like a single game and more like statistical outliers — explosive outings where quarterbacks pile up passing yards, running backs break off long scoring runs, and receivers turn routine targets into multi-touchdown afternoons. These are the kinds of
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by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas TribuneOctober 15, 2026 WASHINGTON — James Talarico raised $64 million in the third quarter of the year, his campaign announced — the largest fundraising haul on record for a U.S. Senate candidate in any state for this period. Talarico, an Austin state representative, has been a prolific fundraiser throughout the
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By Courtney Symons for Shopify Shopify Americans are starting businesses at record rates, with business applications at historically high levels, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor reports startup activity at peak levels across many economies, too. That trend shows up clearly in data from Shopify, a commerce platform used by
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FORT STOCKTON, Texas (KVIA) — A tornado touched down in Fort Stockton, Texas, on Wednesday. ABC-7 viewer Tracy Novak shared photos of the tornado. Novak saw the tornado around 2:30 p.m.
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AUSTIN (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Gerber Products Company and Nestlé USA for allegedly deceiving parents about toxic heavy metals in Gerber baby food. Paxton said after Gerber tested its food, results showed dangerous levels of arsenic and lead. “Gerber now posts test results behind a QR code on its labels. But
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By Stacker PeopleImages // Shutterstock Tenants aren’t moving as often as they used to. According to U.S. Census data, Texas renter mobility rates declined from 30.6% in 2014 to 26.8% in 2024, marking a continued decline in renter mobility seen each time the Census publishes data. The states with the highest renter mobility are
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by Kayla Guo and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas TribuneOctober 9, 2026 After a nine-day illness-induced absence from the campaign trail, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico re-emerged Friday with an unannounced appearance at the Austin City Limits music festival. With early voting fast approaching, Talarico stepped off the trail near the start of last week
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HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — A $15 billion data center project has been set for Hudspeth County, according to County Judge Joanna MacKenzie. Construction could start as early as 2027. In a social media post, the county said ServerDomes Global is one of the organizations involved in the project. The company is based in Boise,
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By Stacker VH-studio // Shutterstock You’ve decided to seek help for your mental health. You may have thought about it for months. Or a hard week may have led you to seek care. Either way, you have taken an important first step, and what happens next shouldn’t be the hard part. But for many
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(KVIA) — Free College Application Week kicks off Thursday. Texas residents can apply to public colleges for free from Oct. 12-18, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Here’s the catch — applicants have to submit through ApplyTexas, which is limited to public schools in the state. The waiver only applies to undergraduate programs.
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Weekend Closure Scheduled for Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard as the Borderland Expressway Project Advances. Drivers planning to use Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard this weekend are advised to prepare for significant detours due to a full road closure tied to ongoing construction on the Borderland Expressway. According to the Texas Department
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by Ayden Runnels, The Texas TribuneOctober 7, 2026 A Texas death row inmate convicted of a fatal 2000 robbery could be the first person put to death in the country since a failed execution in Tennessee that has raised alarm over lethal injection. Jamaal Howard was 20 years old when he robbed a convenience store
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By Stacker Viktor Gladkov // Shutterstock Stacker compiled a ranking of the wettest Octobers in Texas since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the highest total precipitation in each month. For each of the months listed below, we’ve included the total precipitation, state-wide highs and lows
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday marks the deadline to register to vote in Texas during the Nov. 3 election. Oct. 5 is also the last day to change your name or address for the midterm election. As of Monday, the El Paso County Elections Department said 537,655 people registered to vote. Checking your voter
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By Yi-Jin Yu More than 122,000 cases of Gatorade are being voluntarily recalled due to undeclared food dyes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The recalled cases of Gatorade Lemon Lime, Gatorade Lemon Lime Zero, Gatorade Orange and Gatorade Orange Zero were distributed in more than two dozen states, the FDA said. The
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