By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, holding public office was not a goal she ever set. Neither was becoming a civil rights attorney. But after being the victim of racist hate mail while attending undergrad at Rhodes College and watching Black people face inequalities in the criminal justice system, both
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HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will not impose another statewide mask mandate, despite Covid-19 cases being on the rise again. “There will be no mask mandate imposed, and the reasons for that are very clear,” Abbott told KPRC-TV in Houston during an interview. “There are so many people who have immunities to Covid, whether it
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The United States Department of Homeland Security has once again decided to extend border crossing restrictions between the U.S. and Mexico. The restrictions were first implemented in March 2020, in an effort to reduce the spread of Covid-19. They’ve been renewed on a monthly basis since then. The restrictions will
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, CNN An extraordinary effort by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to block nominees from being confirmed to vital jobs in the State Department is creating hurdles for the Biden administration and hindering US diplomacy, according to Democrats and Republicans who spoke to CNN. The Biden administration — with
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DEL RIO, Texas — Fox News is giving an inside look at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s promised U.S.-Mexico border wall, which is actually a chain-link fence. In a tweet on Tuesday, a Fox News correspondent shared photos of it and wrote: “We were given access to the beginning construction of Gov. Abbott’s promised Texas border
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CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE RACE TO SPACE VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his brother,
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers who hightailed it to the nation’s capital in a faceoff over voting rights said Tuesday that they were pressing on with their mission to get Democrats in Washington, D.C., to bolster their cause, even as Covid-19 spreads through their ranks. Six of the more than 50 Texas state representatives who
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — A major Texas hospital system on Tuesday reported its first case of the Lambda Covid-19 variant, as the state reels from the rampant Delta variant. Houston Methodist Hospital, which operates eight hospitals in its network, said the first lambda case was confirmed a day prior, on Monday. The Lambda variant was first detected
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VAN HORN, Texas — For years, the official letterhead for the small town of Van Horn, tucked neatly among the foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains, read simply: “Farming, ranching, mining.” And while there is still some farming and ranching in this Culberson County community, and a talc mine still operates near the edge of town,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, D.C.– One additional Texas House Democrat has now tested positive for Covid-19 while in the nation’s capital. Nearly 60 lawmakers are in Washington after fleeing the state to break quorum in the Texas House, in an effort to block GOP-backed election reform bills in the special legislative session. Most of those representatives are staying
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday he was preparing to take action to restrict transition-related medical care for transgender children in Texas after legislation to do so failed during the regular session. “I have another way of achieving the exact same thing, and it’s about a finished product as we speak right now and may
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN Six people were injured due to a home explosion in Plano, Texas, that also damaged two other homes, according to Plano Fire-Rescue Lt. Daniel Daly. Six people were taken to the hospital, including one person who was in the house, Plano Fire-Rescue said in a tweet. The other five were residents
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VAN HORN, Texas — It’s all systems “go” for Blue Origin’s lift off into space on Tuesday morning. New Shepard’s flight director gave his seal of approval. “My number one responsibility as flight director, is the safe execution of this mission and the safety of my launch crew, which includes our astronauts,” said Steve Lanis.
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe and Joe Sutton, CNN A shooting at a Houston motel Sunday night left two people and a suspected gunman dead and two others wounded, according to Houston police. The incident does not appear to be an instance of domestic violence and it does not appear that the suspect knew the victims, Houston
Continue Reading VAN HORN, Texas — When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. No test pilots or flight engineers for Tuesday’s debut flight from west Texas’ Culberson County, just Bezos, his brother, an 82-year-old aviation pioneer and a teenage tourist. The capsule is entirely automated, unlike Richard
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Five Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives who traveled to Washington D.C. last week have now tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Texas House Democratic Caucus on Sunday evening. The five lawmakers are among House Democrats who fled to D.C. to stave off GOP priority voting bills during the special
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HOUSTON, Texas — Authorities say a chemical leak at a Houston-area water park has left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory issues. Twenty-nine people were taken to local hospitals Saturday following the incident at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring. The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office tweeted that 39 others declined to
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — A Hudspeth County woman was killed and an El Paso County truck driver injured in a crash along a frontage road to Interstate 10, state troopers said. That collision involving a semi-truck and SUV happened Friday on the frontage road to I-10 at milepost 104, whcih is three miles west of
Continue Reading By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Three Texas state House Democrats who traveled to Washington, DC, this week have tested positive for Covid-19, The Texas House Democratic Caucus said in a statement Saturday. The lawmakers are part of the group that left Texas, flying from Austin to Washington to break the state House’s quorum and block Republicans
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VAN HORN, Texas — The Culberson County Airport near Van Horn is bustling with activity as the launch of the Blue Origin rocket is just days away. Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos and a crew are set to go space next Tuesday morning. The director of the Culberson County Airport told ABC-7 that the
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EL PASO, Texas– All across Texas, parents, students and teachers are gearing up for what will be the first full year of in person education post Covid-19. While many districts are taking different approaches, all districts are facing the same challenge, making up for lost time during the pandemic. “We did see some decreases from
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program shielding certain undocumented immigrants from deportation, is illegal and blocked new applicants. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen ruled in favor of Texas and eight other conservative states that had sued to halt DACA, which provides
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials in Dallas said Friday they are investigating a case of an unusual virus called monkeypox in a traveler coming from Nigeria. Monkeypox is a relative of smallpox, but it’s less transmissible and less deadly. Smallpox was eradicated in 1979
Continue Reading SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — A recent x-ray taken of a large travel trailer has once again exposed the reality of human smuggling at the Texas-Mexico border. U.S. Border Patrol agents and Texas Department of Public Safety pulled over the two trucks pulling travel trailers with undocumented non-citizens inside on July 12. Agents conducting traffic check
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LEVELLAND, Texas — Authorities captured the suspect late Thursday following an hours-long police standoff where one officer was killed and four others were wounded in a small West Texas city. Omar Soto-Chavira, 22, was injured when he was taken into custody around 11:30 p.m. at a home in Levelland, police Chief Albert Garcia told reporters.
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Democrats’ dramatic trip to Washington, DC, this week stemmed from uniform opposition to two voting bills being pushed by state GOP lawmakers: Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 3. Even as some controversial provisions in earlier legislation have been dropped, either bill would still bring a raft of new voting
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VAN HORN, Texas — The countdown is on for the launch of the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket, which will be headed to space with billionaire Jeff Bezos on board. But securing a hotel room to stay in Van Horn to watch the launch may be challenging. Ask just about anyone in Van Horn about
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VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin revealed Thursday that the fourth member of its first crewed flight will be the youngest person ever to fly to space. That’s because the mystery bidder who put up a whopping $28 million for an 11-minute joy ride to the edge of space alongside Jeff Bezos will not make
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Austin city and Travis County public health officials on Thursday raised their coronavirus risk-based guidelines to Stage 3 for the first time since the winter surge, urging unvaccinated people to avoid nonessential travel and take other precautions after seeing a “dramatic increase” in new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in recent days. ABC affiliate KVUE
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on Thursday said he and a group of Texas House Democrats including El Paso’s Joe Moody, who have fled their state in an effort to block restrictive voting bills, have come to a “total agreement” on
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