More than 165,000 people in Odessa still without water after aging line breaks
More than 165,000 residents in Odessa have gone nearly 24 hours without water as a major water line break occurred in the West Texas town — and may…
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Texas is the #8 state with the most dinosaur fossils
Stacker investigated the number of dinosaur fossils found in Texas using data from the Paleobiology…
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Wind and solar power are ‘bailing out’ Texas amid record heat and energy demand
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Texans are cranking on the air conditioning this week amid an unusually early heat wave, setting new records for electricity…
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7-year-old boy dies after gunshots fired into Texas home
CLOVERLEAF, Texas (AP) — A 7-year-old boy died after he was struck by gunfire that was shot into his Texas home as he slept in bed, police said.…
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Fort Bliss soldier left seriously injured after hit and run
EL PASO, Texas – Police officials say a 20-year-old female Fort Bliss soldier was seriously injured after a hit and run crash. It happened at around…
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El Paso Fire Department Water Rescue crews recover body from canal
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Fire Department Water Rescue crews responded to a U.S. Border Patrol report of a body in the water at the Border HWY and…
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New Mexico man killed in El Paso motorcyclist crash
EL PASO, Texas – A 28-year-old man from New Mexico is dead after a Saturday morning crash in west El Paso, according to police. It happened after…
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Judge temporarily blocks some Texas investigations into gender-affirming care for trans kids
An Austin judge has temporarily stopped the state from investigating many parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children.…
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Texas judge blocks state from investigating families of transgender children for abuse over gender-confirming care
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas judge blocks state from investigating families of transgender children for abuse over gender-confirming…
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Waiting for keys, unable to break down doors: Uvalde schools police chief defends delay in confronting gunman
Criticized by law enforcement experts for slowness in taking out the shooter, Pete Arredondo described an agonizing wait for a key that would work.…
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U.S. House’s Jan. 6 committee will begin laying out evidence Thursday, but it’s not yet known if any Texans will testify
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, will begin publicly presenting evidence…
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Texas Rangers investigate Socorro ISD board member, wife
Ricardo Castellano, a Socorro Independent School District trustee, is under investigation by the Texas Rangers for allegations of official…
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Teslas with Autopilot a step closer to recall after wrecks
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Teslas with partially automated driving systems are a step closer to being recalled after the U.S.…
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WATCH: Texas House committee opens investigation into deadly Robb Elementary shooting
UVALDE, Texas — A Texas House Investigative Committee will hold its first public hearing Thursday morning regarding the events of the shooting at…
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El Paso doctor weighs in on monkeypox virus
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza is weighing in on monkeypox. On Tuesday, the first case of the monkeypox…
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4th grade Uvalde survivor: ‘I don’t want it to happen again’
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school…
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Cities with the most expensive homes in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Texas using data from…
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First case of monkeypox confirmed in Texas
DALLAS, Texas – The Texas Department of Health Services confirms the first monkeypox case in Texas. Officials say it’s a single case virus infection…
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WATCH: Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey delivers impassioned remarks at White House press briefing
WASHINGTON – Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey has called for “gun responsibility” in the wake of the deadly shootings in his hometown. McConaughey…
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Texas Republicans want to arm more school employees, but few districts are opting in
Nearly a decade ago, Texas lawmakers created the school marshal program, a way for educators to carry weapons inside schools. It was the state’s…
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Ricardo Marquez trial update: Witness testimony sheds more light into what may have happened to Erika Gaytan
EL PASO, TX – The murder trial of Ricardo Marquez continued today, and witnesses provided their testimony to the court. An officer with the El Paso…
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Safe Texas Town Hall on gun safety hosted in El Paso
EL PASO, TX – Texas state democrats are conducting a series of Town Halls regarding gun violence, and the first one is being hosted by the El Paso…
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70 missing children recovered from weeks-long multi-county operations
EL PASO, TX – Multiple operations conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Department of Homeland Security have brought home 70…
Continue Reading At 17, she was her family’s breadwinner on a McDonald’s salary. Now she’s gone into space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A rocket built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin carried its fifth group of passengers to the edge of space, including…
Continue Reading At least 3 people wounded in shooting outside Houston nightclub, police say
By Chuck Johnston, CNN At least three people were shot early Saturday when a suspect opened fire from a U-Haul truck on a parking lot outside a…
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Blue Origin launches 5th tourist flight from West Texas
Van Horn, Texas — Blue Origin’s New Shepard 21 mission, or NS-21, is launching from its West Texas facility in Van Horn this Saturday morning. The…
Continue Reading California drought is pushing Latino farmers and workers to make difficult decisions
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Joe Del Bosque roamed the 2,000 acres of his California farm knowing he couldn’t touch nearly half of the land he’s…
Continue Reading What we know about the trial for Erika Gaytan’s suspected killer so far on day 4
EL PASO, TX – Prosecutors have provided a glimpse into what happened that fateful Saturday night of July 13, 2019, the date that Erika Gaytan was…
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In battered Uvalde, where a police chief is in hiding, grief gives way to calls for accountability
UVALDE — Everyone in town is waiting to hear from Pete Arredondo. As chief of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police…
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Water reaches the Borderland for 2022 irrigation season
New Mexico — The release of water has reached the Borderland for the 2022 irrigation season. Video captured from around 9 Friday morning near…
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