EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke said Wednesday that he will resume campaigning in his race for Texas governor after pausing his schedule last weekend and canceling events because of an unspecified bacterial infection. O’Rourke said he will return to the road Friday in Laredo and continue with events throughout the weekend along
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Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the oldest homes in Texas using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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An adult Harris County resident who was diagnosed with monkeypox has died, marking the first publicly reported death associated with the virus in the U.S., health officials said Tuesday. The person was “severely immunocompromised,” Texas Health and Human Services officials said. State health officials cautioned that while the person had the disease, it was still
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A controversial billboard campaign in San Francisco and Los Angeles is discouraging Californians from moving to Texas. The controversial billboards seem to be using the Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde to warn Californians against moving to Texas. “The Texas miracle died in Uvalde. Don’t move to Texas,” the billboard reads. The billboard has an image of
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The Biden administration on Wednesday took another step to try to preserve the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allows hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to stay and work in the country. The program has protected more than 800,000 of those immigrants, known as ‘Dreamers’
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FABENS, Texas — It’s been “smooth sailing” for one of the smallest district in the county so far this school year. Fabens ISD has almost 2,000 students and this year the district is working on filling in gaps brought on by the pandemic including learning gaps. This year the district is aiming to zero in
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UPDATE: In a unanimous vote, the Uvalde School District voted to fire Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the moment news breaks. UVALDE, Texas — The fate of Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo will be decided during a
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EL PASO, Texas – A new Texas law requires Texas schools to display “In God We Trust” posters if they are donated to school districts. School districts across the state have started to receive donated posters and copies of the national motto. Under the new law, a public elementary or secondary school must display a
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A federal judge in Idaho has barred the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies over concerns that it violates a federal law on emergency care. The ruling Wednesday evening came after a federal judge this week in Texas made the opposite call, barring the federal government
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Gov. Greg Abbott signed a state disaster declaration Tuesday for 23 counties after the Dallas area experienced what he described as the city’s second-worst rainstorm and flooding on record. Some parts of the area saw more than 10 inches of rainfall Monday, flooding streets and homes in what Abbott called “an extraordinary challenge.” A 60-year-old
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Stacker compiled a ranking of the biggest sources of immigrants to Texas.
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By Forrest Brown, CNN Heavy rains in the Dallas-Fort Worth area caused hundreds of flights to be canceled or delayed Monday at the two major airports in the region: Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL). As of 7:45 p.m. ET, there were 290 cancellations and 1,015 delays at Dallas-Fort Worth International, according
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Watch more video. Having trouble viewing? Watch this video on texastribune.org. Ess Welsh spent her entire life in Texas. It’s where she fell in love with marching band, where she found a community of fellow Dungeons and Dragons players, and where she faced the looming threat of her family being investigated for child abuse. In
Continue Reading Heavy rains will lead to flash flooding in areas of the South. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest forecast.
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas on Sunday criticized the Department of Justice for executing a search warrant on former President Donald Trump‘s Florida home earlier this month, calling it “a very unprecedented measure.” Crenshaw told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” that the search of
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Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most super commuters in Texas using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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A new law requiring Texas schools to display donated “In God We Trust” posters is the latest move by Republican lawmakers to bring Christianity into taxpayer-funded institutions. Under the law, Senate Bill 797, which passed during last year’s legislative session, schools are required to display the posters if they are donated. The law went into
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WOLFFORTH — When the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortions in June, Destiny Adams felt the country was taking a step backward. So she decided to push her small West Texas town a step forward. To do her part, Adams began leaving free emergency contraception kits neatly packed in white plastic bags in
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EL PASO, Texas – A power outage can happen anytime and to anybody. Wednesday’s storms knocked out the power of one west El Paso apartment complex for several hours. Do you know what to do if the power goes out at your place? Here are some tips and tricks. With any power outage, you typically
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EL PASO, Texas – In recent days, we’ve seen juveniles used to transport migrants into the United States. On Monday, a 19-year-old El Paso resident was driving a car that overturned in an Upper Valley canal. One person died as a result, and another six people were in the vehicle during the crash. Police said
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Pablo Vegas, a utility executive who lives in Ohio, will be the new leader of Texas’ main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. ERCOT’s board announced Vegas’ hiring Tuesday. Vegas becomes ERCOT’s first permanent chief executive in 16 months, since former CEO Bill Magness was fired in the aftermath of the February
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrants were stopped fewer times at the U.S. border with Mexico in July than in June, authorities said Monday, a second straight monthly decline. Flows were still unusually high, particularly among nationalities less affected by Title 42, a pandemic-era rule that denies migrants legal rights to seek asylum on grounds of preventing
Continue Reading Texas police are looking for the man accused of shooting a coach at little league football game.
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A court ruling this week opened the door for Vanessa Guillén’s family to file a $35 million lawsuit. It’s now possible for the family of the murdered Fort Hood-Texas soldier to sue the U.S. Army. A judge ruled that an old law preventing service members from seeking damages does not apply to sexual assault. Vanessa
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Lin-Manuel Miranda is taking legal action against a Texas church that put on an unauthorized performance of “Hamilton.” Officials behind the musical were not aware of the “unauthorized staging” until the day after the church’s first of two scheduled performances and sent a cease-and-desist letter, a spokesperson for “Hamilton” said. The Door, a church in
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Local teens are getting hands-on experience, and the skills that could help them save lives. “Not many 13 years are out there working on the ambulance or out there working brush fires, so this is absolutely a unique opportunity,” said Parker Redmond, who volunteered during his summer vacation. Parker Redmond is cadet for the Texas Rescue
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DENTON, Texas (AP) — A man on trial in Texas died Thursday after drinking from a large water bottle containing a cloudy liquid as a jury found him guilty of child sexual assault, officials said. Edward Leclair, 57, was on trial in Denton, located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Dallas, on five counts
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The Houston Independent School District has approved $2 million dollars in funding to buy more guns, shields, and ammunition for district police. The motion passed in a six to three vote. It comes after the Superintendent said the district was not prepared for an active shooter and after many parents expressed concern following the Uvalde
Continue Reading As students prepare to go back to school, Uvalde parents expressed their frustration to the school district after they shared their new security measures.
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MINERAL WELLS, Texas — Democratic candidate for Governor, Beto O’Rourke, snapped back at a man who laughed as he spoke about the Uvalde school shooting during a campaign event Wednesday. O’Rourke used profanity in his sharp response. The candidate was talking about how the gunman in Uvalde was able to legally purchase an A-R 15,
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