AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Senate advanced a far-reaching elections bill early Thursday with several provisions placing new restrictions on the voting process, particularly for those living in densely populated counties. The vote on Senate Bill 7 was 18-13 after more than seven hours of debate and several amendments to the legislation. The final
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WACO, Texas — After being shot in the line of duty last week, a Texas state trooper has now died, according to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) late Wednesday night. Trooper Chad Walker, 38, stopped to assist a driver alongside a highway near Mexia, Texas last week when the driver
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds of thousands of surveyed Texas residents are behind on rent payments, according to the latest Household Pulse Survey conducted by the Census. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just extended a federal ban on evictions through June, many renters still don’t know how they will pay back
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Gonzaga’s countdown to perfection has ticked to two. The Bulldogs are back in the Final Four, two wins from becoming the first undefeated team since the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers. And, after all those upsets, the March Madness apex in the Hoosier State will be a high-seeded affair. Gonzaga is a No. 1
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state Senate on Tuesday approved five bills restricting access to abortion, including a priority measure that could ban abortions before many women know they are pregnant. The measures, which abortion rights advocates call some of the most “extreme” nationwide, are among the earliest bills to be debated by the full
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas grand jury indicted two former Williamson County deputies Monday in connection with the death of Javier Ambler II, a Black man who died during an arrest two years ago, according to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. Former deputies James Johnson and Zachary Camden were indicted on charges of second-degree
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AUSTIN, Texas — The number of people with Covid-19 who have died in Texas is edging close to 50,000, the third-highest death toll in the nation, researchers reported Tuesday. Johns Hopkins University researchers said 48,140 people with Covid-19 have died in Texas during the past year. Texas has the nation’s 23rd highest per-capita death rate, according to the
Continue Reading DONNA, Texas — Children lying side by side in plastic-lined pods. Shelves stocked with supplies, including baby bottles and diapers. Girls huddled together in a playpen – where they’ll also sleep at night – singing and coloring with crayons. The challenge facing the Biden administration at the U.S.-Mexico border can be boiled down to a
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DONNA, Texas — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a severely overcrowded tent structure where more than 4,000 migrants, including children and families, were crammed into pods and the youngest kept in a large play pen with mats on the floor
Continue Reading WACO, Texas — A Texas state trooper and married father of four children, who remains hospitalized after being shot while in the line of duty, “no longer displays signs of valuable brain activity,” authorities said. “After extensive life-saving efforts conducted by the Baylor Scott and White medical professionals, it has been determined that Trooper Chad Walker no
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AUSTIN, Texas — All people 16 and older are now eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine in Texas. The state has joined several others in opening eligibility to all adults. But getting the vaccine may be even more difficult now that about 22 million Texans are eligible. The state has launched a website for people to sign up for vaccines at public
Continue Reading BOCA CHICA, Texas — An experimental SpaceX rocket exploded at the end of a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, but heavy fog at the site left even SpaceX at least publicly uncertain about exactly what caused the explosion. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk did confirm the explosion on Twitter, though, saying “At least the crater is in
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Monday began making Covid-19 vaccines available to anyone who wants one. Texas becomes the most populous U.S. state to expand Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to all adults. The state has nearly 30 million residents. All people 16+ can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Texas. There are multiple tools to help you find
Continue Reading As a congressional candidate last year in Nevada, Dan Rodimer pitched himself as “a small business man, a family man, living in the suburbs.” Now as a candidate for the US House of Representatives in Texas, gone is the suburban family guy in a transformation impossible to overlook. Rodimer is now pitching himself as a
Continue Reading DALLAS (KTVT) — Botham Jean Boulevard was officially unveiled on Saturday as a way to honor the man who was tragically killed in his own apartment by a Dallas officer. The new street name covers a stretch of South Lamar Street from Interstate-30 to South Central Expressway. Among the locations on Botham Jean Boulevard are
Continue Reading RAINS COUNTY, Texas — A teenage girl in Texas has been abducted by a registered sex offender and is in “extreme danger,” according to a statewide Amber Alert issued Monday. Lexus Gray, 14, was allegedly kidnapped by her non-custodial father, 40-year old Justin Gray, after authorities say he assaulted and chased her mom with a
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Starting Monday, anyone 16 years and older will be able to register for the Covid-19 vaccine in the state of Texas. Coinciding with this, the Lone Star State is set to receive about 1 million doses of the vaccine this week. El Paso, specifically, can expect just under 18,000 doses, according
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MIDLAND, Texas — A UPS employee had quite the birthday celebration this week — but he almost didn’t live to see it. William Torres battled Covid-19 in a Texas hospital for 64 days, partially in the ICU, before he was released. This week, his friends and co-workers at UPS celebrated his birthday with a parade,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the immigration influx, U.S. Republican Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are leading a tour with a senate delegation of the Texas southern border Friday. The tour is expected to begin 12:30 p.m. local time. Sen. Cruz and Sen. Cornyn will be joined with 17 other members of congress.
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Two separate groups of lawmakers are traveling to Texas on Friday to spotlight the surge of unaccompanied children crossing the US-Mexico border in recent weeks. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of Texas are leading a delegation of 17 Republican senators on Friday to tour a US Customs and Border Protection facility in Donna, Texas,
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The number of people reported dead in the aftermath of winter storms that pummeled Texas in February now stands at 111, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The agency reported the statewide total Thursday in its weekly report of winter storm-related deaths. The deaths included in the Thursday report occurred between
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) –Texas officials have raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people. That’s nearly double the state’s initial tally following one of the worst power outages in U.S. history. The majority of the deaths are associated with hypothermia, according to the Texas Department of State Health
Continue Reading WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in his first press conference Thursday said Fort Bliss has been approved to hold 5,000 beds for unaccompanied migrant children. Wednesday, the Pentagon approved the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s request to use an area of land on Fort Bliss in El Paso to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant
Continue Reading The Biden administration is setting up two more emergency intake sites that combined will provide more than 5,000 beds to accommodate migrant children crossing the US-Mexico border alone. It’s the latest move by the administration to try to alleviate overcrowding in Border Patrol facilities and transfer unaccompanied minors who have been held in those facilities,
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CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas — New images were made public of an unaccompanied migrant shelter run by the Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday. The video comes after criticism toward the Biden administration for not allowing the media inside to see firsthand the conditions of these migrant facilities. “I would say, we have nothing to
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the state of Texas expands vaccine eligibility, health experts are hoping more people will opt to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of State Health Services announced Tuesday that all adults in Texas would be eligible to receive a vaccine starting Monday, March 29. Providers are still asked to
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Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The death of Texas Roadhouse Founder and CEO Kent Taylor is raising awareness about the potential long-term effects of COVID-19. Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor (Credit: Texas Roadhouse) Taylor died by suicide last week after suffering from unbearable symptoms related to the virus,
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked the Pentagon to help house unaccompanied minors at two military locations in Texas, ABC News reports. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the request had come in Tuesday afternoon and that DOD would have to evaluate the request. Kirby told ABC News
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AUSTIN, Texas — Starting Tuesday, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is expanding visitation statewide in nursing facilities and other long-term care settings. HHSC officials said per federal guidance that was issued March 10, fully vaccinated nursing facility residents are allowed close, in-person visits with family members and friends who are not designated essential
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — All adults in Texas will be eligible to receive a COvid-19 vaccine beginning Monday, March 29, according to the Department of State Health Services. The department said in a press release that the state’s Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel recommended opening vaccination to everyone who falls under the current Food and Drug
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