AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — My Plates is revealing the top selling specialty plates in Texas for 2024. “The rankings span seven categories, including the coveted title of the number one plate in Texas,” a spokesperson explained. Classic Black comes in first overall with more than 14,000 Texans selecting the design. That equals more than $3.7
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the first time in four years, Dale Phelan, a Republican from Beaumont, will not oversee lawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives. Phelan announced on Dec. 6 he would not continue to pursue a third term overseeing House lawmakers. Now, Republicans are divided on who to choose for his
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By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Dec. 17, 2024 “Texas House panel subpoenas death row inmate Robert Roberson a second time” 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,
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Caring.com analyzed CMS data to measure the prevalence of resident advocacy councils in Texas nursing homes.
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Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man who lived in a makeshift camp with a homeless 5-year-old Kansas girl and her father has pleaded guilty to rape and first-degree murder in connection with the child’s death. Prosecutors said Friday that Mickel Cherry, 26, admitted suffocating Zoey Felix in October 2023 with a pillow in
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Truck Parking Club tapped into the Alternative Fuels Data Center and White House data to visualize the expanding EV infrastructure in the U.S. and in Texas
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Update (December 18, 2024): The purchase was approved last night. Watch the video above for the full report. EDITOR’S NOTE – The original version of this story incorrectly stated the lot was 6 acres. It is actually 57. Original story is as follows below. CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — An online petition is calling for Canutillo Independent
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HOUSTON, Texas (KVIA) — Texas officials sent out an Amber Alert Wednesday afternoon asking residents to be on the lookout for missing 16-year-old Nancy Argueta-Vasquez. The alert says Argueta-Vasquez was abducted in Houston. The suspect, 38-year-old Denis Munoz-Munguia, is driving a brown 2018 Chevy Equinox with Texas license plate VMD1391. Argueta-Vasquez was last seen wearing
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — As El Paso experiences its first hard freeze of the season, with temperatures plunging to as low as 25 degrees this morning, the El Paso Fire Department is urging residents to prepare their homes to prevent fires and carbon monoxide poisoning. With many El Pasoans turning on their heating
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This morning, UTEP announced a new program starting in spring 2025. They are launching a new Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence. This program is only the third in the state of Texas. “Artificial intelligence is reshaping our world and UTEP is ahead of the curve,” said UTEP President Heather
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Army Major General Henry S. Dixon will take command of Joint Task Force North in a ceremony on Fort Bliss Monday. U.S. Army Major General Matthew D. Smith will relinquish command of JTF-N, which he has led since December 14, 2022. Dixon previously served as the Deputy Commanding General
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Truck Parking Club used White House data to analyze how Texas is spending federal infrastructure dollars to invest in its communities.
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UPDATE: El Paso Police say a 64-year-old woman was ejected from the vehicle she was driving after a hit-and-run crash on the 5300 block of North Loop in the Lower Valley Thursday night. Special Traffic Investigators say the woman driver was eastbound on North Loop when she made a U-turn and was struck by an
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HORIZON, Texas (KVIA) — Clint ISD is hosting a memorial service for beloved Horizon High School teacher Mario Ruben Tafoya. Tafoya died last month in Juarez. Tafoya taught graphic design at Horizon High, according to his public X account. Public records show that Clint ISD named Tafoya Horizon High School Teacher of the Year in
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Truck Parking Club mapped Geological Survey data to see which Texas counties have the most land area at risk of landslides and detailed their impact.
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Texas.
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Stacker compiled a ranking of cities with the most UFO sightings in Texas using data from the National UFO Reporting Center.
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Stacker analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to identify the most common settings for foodborne outbreaks in Texas.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Cameron County resident is the first locally acquired case of dengue fever in Texas this year. “It has been a highly active year for dengue virus globally,” a spokesperson for Texas Health and Human Services said Monday. “As of today, there have been 106 travel-associated dengue cases, including one
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By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune Nov. 19, 2024 “State Board of Education approves Bible-infused curriculum” 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 newsletter
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VALENTINE, Texas (KVIA) — A former West Texas school district employee pleaded guilty to fraud charges today. 43-year-old Marfa resident Ernesto Villarreal Jr., the previous Business Manager and Tax Collector and Assessor for Valentine ISD, pleaded to fraudulently misappropriating school district funds for his personal expenses. Court documents state that Villarreal used two school district
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AccessiBe used data from the National Center for Education Statistics to explore enrollment of students with disabilities in Texas.
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Truck Parking Club used Census Bureau data to analyze Texas drive-alone rates.
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Update (November 20, 2024): Sergio Martinez will fill the position. CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Former Canutillo ISD Board member Blanca Trout, who was recently reelected to the position, just released a letter saying she is declining the opportunity to take office once more. Trout resigned from her position in October, citing personal matters. “Serving the
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Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board on Tuesday advanced a new Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for schools to incorporate in kindergarten through fifth grades, one of the latest Republican-led efforts in the U.S. to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms. The vote moves the Texas State Board of
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by Daniel Perez November 19, 2024 Jack Chessa has stepped down as chair of the University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering – the latest move tied to UTEP’s actions after the National Science Foundation announced its suspension of a major grant in May. Chessa, who had been chair since 2018, announced his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Christmas is coming early for El Pasoans who love to fish. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says it will bring 6,000 rainbow trout out to Ascarate Lake through the winter. El Paso will get its first batch of trout on December 11, 2024. More fish will be brought in
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick just announced his new major legislative initiative in the Texas Senate, the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT). Patrick highlighted the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas as a model for the new program. The new institute will focus on studying dementia, and especially Alzheimer’s. If
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Originally Published: 15 NOV 24 10:59 ET Updated: 15 NOV 24 11:33 ET By Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a state house committee’s attempt to delay theexecution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, clearing a path for a new execution
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