El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)- A former Texas beauty queen and Guyrex Girl spoke to ABC-7 about the realities of becoming the first protégé of “Kings of Beauty” Richard Guy and Rex Holt amid the 1970s. Jane Little Botkin shared her experiences that helped launch “GuyRex” into Miss USA pageant history. Throughout her book The Pink
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has secured a spot on Forbes’ Top 500 Colleges list for 2024. Among Texas’s 80 four-year institutions, UTEP is one of only 15 recognized, joining the ranks of prestigious universities like UT Austin and Rice. UTEP stands out for graduating students with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Public Safety is increasing enforcement efforts ahead of Labor Day. The safety measures include Operation Crash Awareness Reduction Effort (CARE), which runs Aug. 30 through Sept. 2, statewide. The program is a specialized campaign is characterized by Texas Highway Patrol Troopers looking for drivers who are
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—The Canutillo Independent School District is thrilled to announce the grand opening of the Employee Development Service (EDS) Goodwill Store at Canutillo High School, a student-operated store on campus. The store, developed through a partnership between CISD and Goodwill Industries of El Paso, aims to provide special-education students with invaluable job skills
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—Meridian Medical & Associates, a local veteran and minority-owned clinic will host a Health expo to honor veterans in the El Paso community. Veterans. The expo will be held on September 7th, 2024, at Meridian Medical and Associates LLC, 1900 N Mesa Suite B, El Paso, TX 79902. They will also be
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — A student at Alderete Middle School just tested positive for chicken pox. The student was fully vaccinated against the Varicella virus, Canutillo ISD officials say, meaning this appears to be a breakthrough case. “The student is doing well and is under medical care,” the Canutillo ISD officials explained. “As per El
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Truck Parking Club used Bureau of Transportation Statistics data to identify the top destinations of domestic freight from Texas.
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of Socorro said it has been receiving calls from concerned residents regarding a large number of Red Flour Beetles in the area. Several residents have told ABC-7 the problem has been seen throughout the community for over three weeks and they are growing tired of it. Ciana Chambers, who
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (KVIA) — Texas DPS Aircraft Operations Division rescued a 3-month-old and its parents after the young family became stranded on the side of Guadalupe Peak. The distressed hikers had started their hike mid-morning, but nine miles later, they ran out of water and had to call for help. Courtesy: Texas DPS
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Update (August 28, 2024): Watch El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks address Guzman’s 38-year sentence live in the livestream below. Update (August 27, 2024): Guzman took a plea deal and received a 38-year sentence. The El Paso District Attorney’s office will hold a news conference on the plea deal Wednesday at 11 AM. EL PASO,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced a $148 billion dollar investment to improve transportation in Texas. The Governor’s Office says this investment includes a 10-year master plan that has projects aimed at improving infrastructure, safety, mobility, and maintenance. Of that $148 billion, $104 billion was unanimously adopted by TxDot for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced the bill he signed in 2021, Senate Bill 1, has removed over one million ineligible voters from Texas’ voter rolls. The Governor’s Office says the removal process is ongoing. According to the Governor’s Office, Texas has removed: Over 6,500 noncitizens Over 6,000 convicted felons
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By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune Aug. 23, 2024 “UT System prohibits its universities from making political or social statements” 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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By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Aug. 23, 2024 “LULAC condemns Paxton’s election fraud raids as “intimidation”” 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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By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Aug. 26, 2024 “Texas Latino leaders label voter fraud investigation “nonsense,” call for federal, state reviews” 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
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El Paso, TX, August 15, 2024 – The Alzheimer’s Association announced the launch of a new Dementia Care Navigation Service. The Alzheimer’s Association and Ripple, a dementia care specialist company, is a new service that provides personalized support for people living with dementia and their caregivers through their dementia journey. Dementia Care Navigation Service include:● A dedicated
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By Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune Aug. 23, 2024 “Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw retiring after 15 years as state’s top law enforcement officer” 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
Continue Reading The Texas Tribune Transgender Texans can no longer change the sex on their driver’s license to align with their gender identity — even if they present the state with a certified court order or an amended birth certificate verifying the change, according to an internal agency email. Sheri Gipson, the chief of the state’s driver
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EL PASO (KVIA) – Wednesday, August 21st is National Fentanyl Prevention Awareness Day. Jennipher Talamantes spent the day in New York City while taking part in a special ceremony to pay tribute to the lives lost from fentanyl. She says a picture of her son, Jake, who passed away from fentanyl poisoning, was featured in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — According to Fabens Independent School District, the district has completed an investigation into a recent bus incident that was posted on social media. This comes after a video was shared on the Facebook group Make Fabens Better, showing what parents say is a student being hit with pencils. ABC-7 has
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UPDATE: Representative Mary Gonzalez — who represents House District 75, an area that encompasses much of eastern El Paso County — posted the following information on her Facebook page Tuesday afternoon: Our office is aware of Red Flour Beetle infestations in the district. These bugs do not pose a serious public health risk. They could
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas jury found the parents of a school shooter not liable for negligence on Monday in a civil trial brought in connection with the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School. However, the jury found gunman Dimitrios Pagourtzis liable and awarded the plaintiffs more than $300 million. Dimitrios Pagourtzis
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott just appointed El Pasoan Linda Troncoso to the Texas Medical Board. Troncoso is the president of TRE and Associates, LLC and is a member of the El Paso Association of Builders and the Paso del Norte Community Foundation. She used to serve on the City of El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — My Plates has reintroduced embossed license plates to Texas after a 15-year break. Courtesy: MyPlates.com Starting in August 2024, Texans can order new “Premium Embossed” plates featuring classic designs such as Black & Yellow, reminiscent of the 1950s, as well as new Black & Gold and Blue & Gold options
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Attorney General’s Office on Friday sent a letter to Canutillo Independent School District’s director of communications demanding he comply with the state’s Public Information Act. This, after failure to respond to open records requests –and even the attorney general’s own investigators, according to the letter. “Due to the district’s pattern
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EL PASO (KVIA) — Fentanyl is a drug that’s killing people in the El Paso and Las Cruces area at alarming rates. As officers continue to crack down on drug dealers, more people who’ve lost loved ones to fentanyl are also joining the fight. ABC-7’s Paul Cicala caught up with Jennipher Talamantes Guerra, a grieving
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by Daniel Perez, El Paso MattersAugust 13, 2024 The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents voted 8-0 to approve spending $6.3 million for the design of the planned Clinical Sciences Building at the Texas Tech Health El Paso campus during its quarterly meeting Aug. 8-9 at the system’s Lubbock headquarters. The proposed five-story, 352,000-square-foot
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Ophelia used CDC data to map the growing distribution of common medications that prevent opioid overdoses and treat substance use disorders.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An immigrant advocacy center in El Paso raised concerns about Gov. Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA 46 relating to the collection of information by Texas public hospitals. “Texans should not have to shoulder the burden of financially supporting medical care for illegal immigrants,” Abbott said in a statement. “Texas will hold
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — La Clinica de Familia is hosting a health fair August 10, 2024. Rachel Gonzales-Hanson, the interim COO of the National Association of Community Health Centers, will be in attendance. Borderland leaders and elected officials will also be there. The fair is happening at 575 South Alameda Boulevard from 9 am
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