Most commonly seen birds in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen in Texas from Project FeederWatch.
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National take a hike day and upcoming Mount Cristo Rey Pilgrimage
EL PASO, Texas – Every November 17, hikers across the United States celebrate their very own holiday- National Take a Hike Day. The United States- with its thousands of acres of National Parks, State Parks, monuments, and more- boasts plenty of hiking grounds wherever you go. Here in the Borderland, we also offer a variety
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Judge in Walmart mass shooting case puts El Paso’s District Attorney on notice
EL PASO, Texas- A much anticipated hearing in the Walmart mass shooting case Thursday morning left many questions unanswered – mainly about who is prosecuting the capital murder case. The El Paso County District Attorney’s Office sent Charles Vance to represent the state. El Paso District Attorney Yvonne Rosales was not present for the hearing.
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Industries with the most workplace injuries in Texas
Stacker investigated industries with the most workplace injuries in Texas using data from OSHA.
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Earthquake expert weighs in on Wednesday’s earthquake; locals react
EL PASO, Texas — Wednesday afternoon’s earthquake caught many El Pasoans off guard. “Both of my monitors started shaking, and then my chair also started shaking,” said Carlos Maruffo, an El Pasoan. “I noticed one of my little pumpkins on my table started shaking, and I was like, that seems weird,” said ABC 7 Meteorologist Katie Fraizer.
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El Paso native plays big role in Artemis I launch
EL PASO, Texas – Yvonne Villegas-Aguilera, born and raised in El Paso, is a trailblazer within the NASA community. She’s the first member of her family to graduate college, she was a McNair Scholar and has not one, but two degrees- a bachelor’s in chemistry and a master’s in aerospace engineering. Now, Villegas-Aguilera is the
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Last Sundays Ride non-profit empowers women through mountain biking in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas – Last Sundays Ride is a newly created non-profit organization that’s all about mountain biking and women empowerment. On the last Sunday of every month, women in the group go for a mountain bike ride on various trails across the region. “It’s a no-drop group which means we wait for everyone. It’s
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Gov. Greg Abbott calls immigration from Mexico an ‘invasion,’ invokes Invasion Clause
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott says he has invoked the Invasion Clauses of the U.S. and Texas Constitutions in a new executive order to fight back what he calls an invasion at the Texas-Mexico border. The governor sent a letter to county judges along the Texas-Mexico border to “assure” them the state was taking
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Beto O’Rourke’s campaign reflects on failed governor race
The leaders of Beto O’Rourke’s campaign for governor generally defended their strategy Monday, saying they made a valiant effort despite a formidable incumbent and national headwinds. At the same time, they said they were looking into a range of decisions they made on the way to an 11-percentage-point loss to Gov. Greg Abbott. “When the
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Texas Health officials warn of possible severe flu season ahead of Thanksgiving
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Public Health officials warn of a possible severe flu season. State health officials told ABC-7 they are seeing an increase in flu cases across the state. “We saw an early increase in flu in Texas and actually many of the states across the southeastern United States,” said Dr. Jennifer Shuford,
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Texas lawmakers target property taxes, election fraud and transgender people in new legislation ahead of 2023 session
Texas lawmakers won’t gavel in for the new legislative session until January, but they got their first chance to file bills Monday. By 1 p.m., Texas legislators filed more than 800 bills pertaining to an array of matters. Thousands of pieces of legislation are filed each session, but most never make it into law. The
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ABC-7 takes you inside nation’s largest livestock port of entry; located in the Borderland
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – Few people have seen the Borderland’s best-kept secret. Santa Teresa is home to the largest livestock port of entry in the U.S. It’s where prime beef cattle cross from Mexico into the U.S. “This crossing point is the biggest crossing point of all the Americas, and it’s the biggest one
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Experts: Dallas air show crash may lead to more safety rules
By JUAN A. LOZANO, JIM SALTER and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press While the cause of a deadly collision between two vintage military aircraft at a Dallas air show to commemorate Veterans Day remains unknown, experts said Monday that the accident will likely renew discussion over whether additional safety rules are needed for such events. Safety
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A Texas judge blocks Biden’s student loan-forgiveness plan
A Federal Court struck down President Joe Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program. The Judge in Texas declared it illegal. The lawsuit was filed by a conservative group, the Job Creators Network Foundation, in October on behalf of two borrowers who did not qualify for debt relief. Biden’s program was already on hold due a separate
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Sunset Limited Amtrak train back on the move after crash in Tornillo
TORNILLO, Texas — An Amtrak train collided with a farm truck Thursday afternoon, leaving the truck in pieces. According to a spokesman for the El Paso County Sheriff’s office, neither the driver of the truck, nor any passengers on the train were injured. A spokesman says Pacific Union police are on their way to assist
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Uvalde 365: The struggle to understand
Editor’s note: The special streams live Thursday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. ABC NEWS – ABC News correspondent John Quiñones and ABC News contributor María Elena Salinas report on how the people of Uvalde are navigating their lives nearly six months after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary. During this ABC News special, Quiñones joins local families for the custom of
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Brittney Griner begins transfer to Russian penal colony, attorneys say
By Abby Phillip and Rhea Mogul, CNN US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner is being moved to a Russian penal colony where she is due to serve the remainder of a nine-year drug smuggling sentence that was upheld in late October. Griner “is now on her way to a penal colony,” her attorneys said in
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Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke loses race to Governor Greg Abbott, ends election day in El Paso
UPDATE: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) wins re-election, projects ABC News. EL PASO, Texas — Democratic candidate for Governor of Texas Beto O’Rourke will end his Election Day in El Paso Tuesday. The O’Rourke campaign will be hosting an Election Night watch party at 6:30 p.m. at the Epic Railyard Event Center in south-central. O’Rourke
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Officer shot during active shooter training at Texas elementary school, police say
FOREST HILL, Texas (KTVT) — A Sansom Park police officer is in critical condition after reportedly getting shot during an active shooter training session at an elementary school Saturday afternoon. At approximately 2:12 p.m. Nov. 5, Forest Hill police received a call that an officer was down during a “training accident,” Everman Police Chief Craig
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14-year-old shot in lower valley, 16-year-old taken into custody
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a 16-year-old was taken into custody after shooting at two teenagers who were walking home Tuesday night. A 13-year-old and 14-year-old were walking at Capistrano Park just after 7 p.m. when police say a 16-year-old drove by and shot at the boys. The 14-year-old was hit and
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Covert contamination: when organizations have failed to notify the public of drinking water issues in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of organizations that failed to notify the public of contaminated drinking water in Texas data from the EPA.
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“I’m so scared”: 911 recordings reveal fear and urgency of those trapped in Uvalde elementary school
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story included incorrect details of a request to check the classroom of teacher Eva Mireles early in the police response. The request was to check Mireles’ room, 112, not the adjoining 111. It was made by an unidentified male official, not a dispatcher. And class was reported to
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Best-performing Texas stocks last week
Stacker compiled a list of the best performing stocks in Texas last week using data from IEX Cloud.
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Most common fast food chains in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the most common chain restaurants in Texas using data from the Friendly City Lab at Georgia Tech.
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Tony Gonzales becomes first major Republican to call for DPS Director Steve McCraw to resign
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents Uvalde, on Thursday became the first major Republican to call for the resignation of Steve McCraw, the director of the Department of Public Safety, for his agency’s response to an elementary school shooting in the city that left 19 children and two adults dead and captured the attention of
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Texas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde school shooting
Weeks after Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said he would resign if his troopers had “any culpability” in the botched police response to the Uvalde school shooting, he told families calling for his resignation Thursday that the agency has not failed as an institution. “If DPS as an institution — as an
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Smugglers attempt to conceal migrants in bed of dump truck
COTULLA, Texas — Authorities say a dump truck driver is in custody after a human smuggling attempt was busted in Texas. The dozens of migrants, apparently all young men, were captured in images and a video climbing out of the bed of the truck in Cotulla, Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety released photos
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NM Attorney General: New Mexico, Texas and Colorado reach “historic agreement” over the waters of the Rio Grande
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — After a nearly decade-long battle, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has announced a “historic agreement” between Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado over how to divide water from the Rio Grande between southern New Mexico and west Texas. Details of the agreement, which still requires approval, will remain under seal by
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Your Voice, Your Vote: November 2022 General Election Voter Guide
EL PASO, Texas — Election Day is November 8, 2022. El Paso County: Early voting in El Paso is between Monday, Oct. 24 to Friday, Nov. 4. For early voting locations, hours and maps, click here.For Election Day Vote Centers, click here.For an accessible sample ballot, click here.You can vote at any early voting location.Secretary
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Record fish caught in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of fishing records in Texas from Land Big Fish.
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