EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott deployed more emergency management resources to New Mexico. The crews will help in wildfire and flash flood response efforts. The Texas Division of Emergency Management deployed resources from the State of Texas Incident Management Team to help with logistics and planning, as well as Texas A&M
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—The countdown is on. In just a few days, Miss Texas will be crowned. Miss Texas 2024 Annette Addo-Yobo explains how she has advocated for autism, her experience representing the Lone Star State, and the significance of Miss Texas Week.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1481, which requires public schools in Texas to adopt policies prohibiting student use of personal communication devices during the school day. Abbott signed the bill on Friday, along with 306 others passed during the 89th Regular Legislative Session. ABC-7 spoke with Gustavo Reveles,
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By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2025 “Texas directs public universities to identify undocumented students” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KVIA) — WFAA is reporting that two Texas Tech University police officers were shot on the main campus in Lubbock. The suspect was killed in the early-morning shooting, according to reports. The two officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Emergency crews took them to local hospitals for treatment. Officials say the suspect died at the
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VRAI compiled a list of the most popular diamond shapes in Texas.
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By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune June 22, 2025 “Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes THC ban, calls for regulation instead” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas
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By Hayden Betts, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2025 “Gov. Greg Abbott orders special legislative session after vetoing 26 bills” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Travis County judge just granted a temporary injunction halting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s new reporting rules for prosecutors. El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez joined the lawsuit against Paxton as a lead plaintiff. Sanchez and other plaintiffs from across Texas contended that Paxton’s new rule is an unconstitutional
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By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2025 “Texas Legislature approves $8.5 billion boost for public schools after years of stagnant funding” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — The Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees has selected an interim superintendent. The board chose Jesica Arellano. She will take over on August 1, 2025 after Dr. Pedro Galaviz’s transition to superintendent emeritus. Arellano currently serves as the district’s executive director of curriculum and instruction. She has worked in public
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By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune, Graphics by Edison Wu, The Texas Tribune June 17, 2025 “Texas students make gains in reading but struggle with math, STAAR scores show” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government
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By Zach Despart and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune, Graphics by Yuriko Schumacher, The Texas Tribune June 17, 2025 “With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,
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Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Class of 2026 basketball recruits from Texas using data from 247Sports.
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by Texas Tribune June 11, 2025 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. By Jessica Shuran Yu and Ayden Runnels/Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott announced late Tuesday that he would deploy Texas National Guard troops across the state in anticipation of protests against federal deportation raids. In a social media
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By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune June 11, 2025 “With Rick Perry’s backing and $50 million from the state, Texas set to become a leader in psychedelics research” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick visited El Paso to talk about the recent Texas state legislature. Patrick recently called the legislature the “most conservative and successful legislative session.” The Senate passed all 40 of their high priority bills this session, including the largest school choice program in American
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Commissioners have voted to end transit service within Socorro, on the recommendation of the El Paso Transportation Authority. The change will be effective July 1, 2025. Late last week, the City of Socorro completed its Socorro ¡Avanzando! transit plan. On July 1, Socorro plans to launch its own
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By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune June 9, 2025 “Texas legalizes shooting invasive sheep from a helicopter for sport” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department and the state of Texas settled a lawsuit Wednesday, blocking the state from offering undocumented immigrants residing in Texas the in-state tuition rates for its public colleges and universities. The lawsuit, which was filed by the Justice Department earlier the same day, alleged that the Texas
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Governor Greg Abbott appointed billionaire El Pasoan Paul Foster as chair of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Foster is the founder, CEO and director of Franklin Mountain Investments. The company invests in real estate and sports teams such as the El Paso Chihuahuas and Locomotive FC. The commission manages
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — Wiwynn Corporation is establishing a new manufacturing and testing facility at the Socorro Logistics Center. The company is projected to invest $152 million in the project, and as a result create 514 high-skill jobs. Wiwynn is a Taiwanese server, storage system, and networking equipment design, manufacturing, and delivery company. The company
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By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune June 2, 2025 “The 2025 regular Texas legislative session is over. Here’s what lawmakers did.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Texas lawmakers gaveled out
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Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Class of 2026 recruits from Texas using data from 247Sports.
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Blue Origin released the following statement after the NS-32 successfully touched down: Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its 12th human spaceflight and the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program. The crew included: K-12 STEM teacher Aymette Medina Jorge, radiologist turned explorer Dr. Gretchen Green, former Panamanian ambassador to the United States Jaime Alemán, businessman
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KTVT, FACEBOOK, CNN By Erin Jones Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — A Plano ISD parent is speaking out after an incident that occurred last week outside an elementary school in Murphy. Amber Beayrd said that about an hour after Boggess Elementary went into lockdown last Thursday morning, her family
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By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2025 “Texas just defined man and woman. Here’s why that matters.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas
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Originally Published: 28 MAY 25 12:01 ET By KTBS Web Staff Click here for updates on this story AUSTIN, Texas (KTBS) — Texas is one signature away from allowing parents more direct control over school-required vaccinations, a move that could significantly increase the number of unvaccinated children in the state. House Bill 1586, which has
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Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Class of 2025 recruits from Texas using data from 247Sports.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A bill to modernize UTEP’s student union is one step closer to becoming law. The Texas Senate passed House Bill 28-53, sponsored by State Senator César Blanco, and authored by Representative Vince Perez. The measure would raise the “decades-old” cap on student union fees, to help finance demolition and construction
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