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New Mexico court case against El Paso judge dismissed

January 11, 2020 9:31 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

SANTA FE, New Mexico — The case against an El Paso judge accused of driving under the influence and weapons violations was dismissed by a judge in…

Man who shot church gunman gets highest Texas civilian honor

January 13, 2020 12:07 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday gave Texas’ highest civilian honor to a 71-year-old man who shot and killed an armed attacker at a…

Houston Astros fire manager, GM after MLB suspensions for sign-stealing; club fined $5 million

January 13, 2020 12:07 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas — Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League…

A firefighter and a police officer were killed at the scene of a crash in Texas

January 13, 2020 5:20 AM CNN

LUBBOCK, Texas — A firefighter and a police officer were killed while working at the scene of an icy crash in Texas, authorities said. A second…

A Texas school district lost $2.3 million in a phishing email scam, police say

January 12, 2020 12:35 AM CNN

Texas authorities and the FBI are investigating after the Manor Independent School District lost about $2.3 million in a phishing email scam, the…

Texas governor to reject new refugees; 1st state to opt out of resettlement program

January 10, 2020 1:42 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump…

U.S. border arrests drop for 7th straight month

January 9, 2020 8:29 PM Associated Press

EL PASO, Teasx — The number of people arrested or stopped entering the United States on the Mexico border fell for a seventh straight month in…

Doctors tell Texas lawmakers at El Paso hearing that hatred, not mental illness often fuels mass shooters

January 9, 2020 9:10 AM Julio-Cesar Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety heard public testimony Thursday at…

Texas 15-year-old’s death is youngest vaping lung injury fatality in the United States

January 9, 2020 1:01 PM CNN

DALLAS, Texas — Vaping-related lung injuries have caused 57 confirmed deaths in 27 states and the District of Columbia, including the youngest…

Yolanda Carr, whose daughter Atatiana Jefferson was killed by a Fort Worth police officer, has died

January 9, 2020 6:50 PM CNN

FORT WORTH, Texas — Yolanda Carr sobbed from her hospital bed after a Texas grand jury indicted a former Fort Worth police officer who shot her…

Baby dies after being put in backpack and left in car trunk; Texas man charged

January 8, 2020 7:29 PM Associated Press

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A west Texas man accused of putting his girlfriend’s 10-month-old daughter in a backpack and leaving her in a car trunk…

Off-duty officer shoots robber in Houston-area Walmart

January 8, 2020 6:51 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — An off-duty Houston police officer shot a would-be robber who was robbing a customer service clerk at gunpoint in a suburban…

Dallas Cowboys introduce Mike McCarthy as their 9th head coach

January 7, 2020 1:42 PM Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy didn’t take long before mentioning that his Super Bowl title came at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. The former…

Texas Gov. Abbott warns of threat of cyber attacks in wake of Iran crisis

January 7, 2020 4:21 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is warning Texans to be “particularly vigilant” over potential cyber-terrorism from Iran, suggesting…

Which Texas ladies are still on ‘The Bachelor’ after the season premiere?

January 7, 2020 1:29 PM ABC News

DALLAS, Texas — The 24th season of “The Bachelor” premiered on Monday night with a “blockbuster three-hour special” on ABC. And it truly was a…

TxDOT working on several projects to improve El Paso roadways

January 7, 2020 8:04 AM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation is working on several projects this year to improve El Paso roads and freeways. One of the…

Julián Castro endorses Elizabeth Warren in presidential race

January 6, 2020 8:00 AM Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Former Obama administration housing chief Julián Castro is endorsing Elizabeth Warren’s presidential bid, saying the…

U.S. to start collecting DNA from people detained at border

January 6, 2020 1:26 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government on Monday launched a pilot program to collect DNA from people in immigration custody and submit it to the…

Dallas Cowboys set to hire Mike McCarthy as new head coach

January 6, 2020 8:26 AM Associated Press

DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys didn’t take long to settle on Mike McCarthy as their coach after waiting a week to announce they were moving on…

Jason Garrett officially fired as Dallas Cowboys head coach

January 5, 2020 4:51 PM Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jason Garrett will not return as Dallas Cowboys head coach after missing the playoffs with an underachieving team in a…

Toddler killed, man wounded in shooting at Dallas home

January 5, 2020 2:20 PM Associated Press

(Editor’s note: Above is a video released by Dallas police of the little boy who was killed.) DALLAS, Texas (AP) — Authorities believe a shooting…

Texas man allegedly shot and killed his fiancee days after proposing to her

January 5, 2020 12:19 PM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — A Texas man has been charged with the murder of a woman he’d proposed to just days earlier, her family says. Kendrick…

400 pounds of marijuana seized from smugglers in Van Horn by Border Patrol agents

January 3, 2020 8:10 PM Jim Parker

VAN HORN, Texas — Four hundred pounds of marijuana being hauled into the U.S. for the New Year was seized by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Van Horn,…

Mesa Street, I-10 east in El Paso among most congested roads in Texas

January 3, 2020 7:29 PM Julio-Cesar Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — Two of the 100 worst congested roads in Texas are located here in El Paso. According to the annual study released by the Texas…

New Texas law requires college faculty to report cases of sex harassment, misconduct

January 3, 2020 2:20 PM Madeline Ottilie

EL PASO, Texas — A new state law aims to hold faculty and staff on Texas college campuses accountable, if they don’t report certain forms of…

2 landmark downtown El Paso office towers sold to west Texas investment firm

January 3, 2020 5:15 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas – Two of the largest and most notable office towers in downtown El Paso have been sold to an investment firm that is expanding its…

Dallas Cowboys decide Jason Garrett is done as coach, ESPN reports

January 2, 2020 8:54 PM Jim Parker

DALLAS, Texas — Jason Garrett’s time with the Dallas Cowboys is about to be over, ESPN reported Thursday night. ESPN quoted a source…

Texan Julian Castro drops out of presidential race

January 2, 2020 7:24 AM Texas Tribune

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Julián Castro has ended his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, capping a nearly yearlong bid during…

Ethan Couch, who killed four people in ‘affluenza’ case, arrested again in Texas

January 2, 2020 4:24 PM CNN

Ethan Couch, known for his “affluenza” defense in his deadly drunk driving case, was arrested Thursday in Texas, accused of violating his…

Texas judge says hospital can remove baby from life support

January 2, 2020 10:34 AM Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas judge on Thursday sided with a hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support after her mother…