Art town close to El Paso makes for quick summer getaway
EL PASO, Texas – Just under two hundred miles east of El Paso, Marfa, Texas, is a small art town with a growing art scene. Marfa is a town with a…
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Governor Abbott calls for immediate school safety review of Texas Public Schools
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott is calling for comprehensive school safety reviews at all Texas public schools. Governor Abbott sent a letter…
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Mourners say goodbye to Uvalde teacher and her husband
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JAY REEVES Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Mourners gathered Wednesday at a Catholic church to say goodbye to Robb…
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Uvalde school district police chief declines to answer CNN questions in first public comments in a week
By Aaron Cooper, Shimon Prokupecz and Eric Levenson, CNN Pedro “Pete” Arredondo, the embattled Uvalde school police chief who led the…
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Texas is the #10 state with the most legislation that restricts trans youth
Stacker investigated how laws protect or restrict trans youth in Texas using data from the Transgender Law…
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Blue Origin’s 5th human flight tentatively set for June 4, 2022
EL PASO, Texas — Blue Origin has announced a new launch date for NS-21. The launch is planned for Saturday, June 4 at 7 a.m. MDT. The May 20 launch…
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Uvalde buries 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, the first of many funerals to come
UVALDE, Texas — She had three names joined like charms on a bracelet. Amerie Jo Garza was laid to rest Tuesday before the eyes of God, her broken…
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ABC News reports Uvalde police, school district no longer cooperating with Texas probe of shooting
UVALDE, Texas – ABC News is reporting the Uvalde Police Department and Uvalde ISD police force are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department…
Continue Reading Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas’s social media moderation law
By Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked a sweeping Texas law on Tuesday that restricts the…
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Texas police: School door shut but didn’t lock before attack
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press An exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed by a teacher shortly before a gunman used…
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Riverside High School teacher only one from El Paso selected to serve on task force
EL PASO, Texas – Sergio Estrada is one of 24 Texas teachers selected to join the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Teacher Vacancy Task Force. The task…
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1 dead, 1 in serious condition after shooting in Segundo Barrio
UPDATE: Police confirm one man is dead after shooting in Segundo Barrio Sunday afternoon. Police said the man was 51-years-old, and another female…
Continue Reading A Border Patrol tactical unit killed the Texas gunman. The elite force has played key roles in the US
By Faith Karimi, CNN When gunfire rang out at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, officials from Customs and Border Protection were among…
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Biden heads to Uvalde to meet families of victims from devastating school shooting
CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Sunday will undertake the grimly familiar task of comforting families after another mass shooting,…
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Americas HS Trailblazers headed to Final Four
Lubbock, Texas – Americas High School’s softball team has made it to the Final Four. The Trailblazers beat Flower Mound Marcus 4-1 Saturday morning…
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See how much land in Texas is owned by the federal government
Stacker investigated how much land is owned by the federal government in Texas using data from the Congressional Research…
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Despite ample school security plan, Texas shooter found gaps
By COLLIN BINKLEY and KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press Robb Elementary School had measures in place to prevent this kind of violence. A fence lined…
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See how many electric vehicles are registered in Texas
CoPilot investgated the number of electric vehicles in Texas using data from the Department of Energy and the Bureau of Transportation…
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El Pasoans moved to donate blood after the Uvalde mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas – Just one day after the deadly Uvalde shooting in an elementary school, many El Pasoans have chosen to roll up their sleeves and…
Continue Reading ‘Joe died of a broken heart’: Husband of beloved teacher killed in Texas shooting dies two days later
By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia chose a few short lines to include on her school biography page,…
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Watch Uvalde update: DPS: Shooter entered school without confrontation
UVALDE, Texas – DPS Regional Director Victor Escalon provided updates on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde. Escalon says he was one of…
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Texas nonprofit gathers leaders in wake of Uvalde shooting seeking solutions, change
EL PASO, Texas – Children at Risk, a Texas nonpartisan research and advocacy nonprofit with ties to El Paso, gathered community members to discuss…
Continue Reading ‘How do you shoot my baby?’: A first responder arrived at Robb Elementary to learn his 10-year-old daughter had been killed
By Faith Karimi, CNN Med aide Angel Garza rushed to Robb Elementary School on Tuesday and arrived as officials started escorting shell-shocked…
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Explore historic sites commemorating Black history in Texas
Stacker investigated historic sites that commemorate Black history in Texas using data from the National Register of Historic…
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Where refugees in Texas are arriving from
Stacker compiled countries where refugees are arriving from in Texas using data from the Refugee Processing…
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El Paso parents faced with having to talk about school shootings with their children
EL PASO, Texas – Following the news of the mass shooting in a Uvalde elementary school, many Borderland parents are forced to talk to their kids…
Continue Reading Biden says he will travel to Texas to visit families of school shooting victims ‘in the coming days’
By CNN President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he will travel to Uvalde, Texas, in the near future to meet the families of the 19 children and two…
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Uvalde elementary school shooter chronicled his actions on social media, Gov. Greg Abbott says
A gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a South Texas elementary school and shot his grandmother in the face Tuesday spelled out each…
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WATCH: Beto O’Rourke interrupts Gov. Abbott’s news conference on school shooting response
UVALDE, Texas – As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was about to hand off the mic to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan. Patrick, Texas Democratic candidate for Governor Beto…
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WATCH: Gov. Abbott to hold news conference on Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde
UVALDE, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott will hold a news conference to update the state’s response to Tuesday’s Robb Elementary School shooting…
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