Counties with the highest STI rates in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections in Texas using data from the Centers for Disease…
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Counties with the highest rates of strokes in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest rate of strokes in Texas using data from Centers for Disease Control and…
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Dozens of artists and speakers pull out of SXSW festival in protest of military and defense industry sponsorships
Originally Published: 13 MAR 24 04:19 ET By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of performers and speakers have canceled their…
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Price of cattle products could rise after Texas wildfires devastate ranching industry
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — While the wildfires in the Texas panhandle are mostly contained, their effects could last for months. A local…
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Questions remain after Socorro ISD asks TEA to appoint a conservator.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 is working to learn what led to Socorro ISD’s request for TEA conservators to take governance over the district.…
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Airports using biometric facial recognition in Texas
Spokeo looked at which airports are using facial recognition software in Texas for security screenings, according to Customs and Border…
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Uvalde city report clears local officers of wrongdoing, outraging families
By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune March 7, 2024 “Uvalde city report clears local officers of wrongdoing, outraging families” was first…
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Socorro ISD parents, teachers concerned following decision for state to appoint conservator
UPDATE: THE Socorro Independent School District board of trustees president, Michael Najera, held a news conference Thursday to answer questions…
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Texas places state’s largest charter school network under conservatorship
By Ikram Mohamed, The Texas Tribune March 6, 2024 “Texas places state’s largest charter school network under conservatorship” was first published…
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Counties receiving the most SBA loans in Texas
Flippa identified the counties in Texas where applicants were approved for the most Small Business Administration loan funds per capita in…
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Socorro ISD board asks state to take over district operations
by Claudia Lorena Silva, El Paso MattersMarch 6, 2024 The Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to ask the Texas…
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What implications the uncertainty over Texas’s Senate Bill 4 could have on upcoming elections
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Amidst the ongoing legal battle over Texas’s Senate Bill 4, there are concerns over the impacts it will have. Some of those…
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Supreme Court temporarily freezes implementation of Texas immigration law
Originally Published: 04 MAR 24 16:21 ETUpdated: 04 MAR 24 18:27 ETBy John Fritze and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN(CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday…
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El Paso leaders react after federal appellate court grants temporary stay on ruling by federal judge regarding SB 4
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Democrats and Republicans spoke to ABC-7 Sunday, after a federal appellate court granted a temporary stay on last…
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Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run for GOP leader as scramble to succeed McConnell begins in the Senate
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate…
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Texas wildfire smoke moving through Borderland, causing low visibility
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has received several calls about the smell of smoke and hazy weather throughout El Paso County Wednesday morning.…
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Death confirmed in Texas wildfires
AMARILLO, Texas (KVIA) — New reports indicate that the Texas wildfires have claimed one life. In hard-hit Hutchinson County, officials say the…
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ABC-7 Xtra: An Army retiree’s commitment to serve
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For decades, the focus of the Army Emergency Relief, also known as AER, is to assist soldiers and their families in times of…
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Watch: ‘Devastating’ Texas wildfires spark disaster declaration, nuclear plant partial evacuation
By Meredith Deliso February 28, 2024, 6:44 AM “Devastating” wildfires in Texas have prompted a disaster declaration for dozens of counties and…
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What Medicaid acceptance looks like at Texas substance use treatment centers
Ophelia analyzed data collected by the SAMHSA to illustrate Medicaid acceptance rates at Texas treatment…
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Watch: An explosive Texas fire more than doubles in size as it threatens towns and forces evacuations
Originally Published: 27 FEB 24 15:22 ET Updated: 27 FEB 24 17:28 ET By Mary Gilbert and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A massive blaze that’s raging…
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Demand for these health care jobs is increasing most in Texas
Medical Technology Schools found the health care positions adding the most jobs in Texas from 2020 to 2030 using Bureau of Labor Statistics…
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6-year-old Texan earns major fishing achievement
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — A 6-year-old Texan just became the youngest Elite Angler in the program’s history. Ernst Toepfer V caught several large fish…
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States sending the most people to Texas
Stacker compiled a list of states where the most people are moving to Texas using data from the Census…
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William Beaumont Army Medical Center pharmacies impacted by cyberattack
Update: WBAMC released a statement explaining its pharmacy systems are all back up and running. Officials with the hospital released the following…
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Socorro Independent School District discusses superintendent search
Update: During the meeting those in attendance voiced their concern regarding the absence of superintendent Dr. Nate Carman. This comes less than a…
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These 10 car insurers have the highest market share in Texas
Insurify identified car insurance providers with the highest market share in Texas, using data from the National Association of Insurance…
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Body of 11-year-old Texas girl who disappeared on her way to school has been found in a river, sheriff says
Originally Published: 20 FEB 24 12:51 ET Updated: 20 FEB 24 17:05 ET By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — [Breaking news…
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