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El Paso mayor, county judge urge Abbott to allow schools to mandate masks

August 4, 2021 3:16 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, imploring him…

2 years after Walmart mass shooting, El Paso leaders see inaction and betrayal by Texas officials

August 3, 2021 7:47 PM Texas Tribune

BY ANGELA KOCHERGA, EL PASO MATTERS EL PASO, Texas — Days before its official unveiling on Tuesday, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego walked…

El Paso federal judge blocks migrant stops by Texas troopers

July 31, 2021 8:02 AM Jim Parker, JC Navarrete

UPDATE, Aug. 3: A federal judge in El Paso on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from carrying out…

This Texas city has a relatively high vaccination rate, but it’s still fighting to get shots in arms amid rising cases

August 4, 2021 2:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and Dakin Andone, CNN When Camila Fortuna went with her mother last week to a mobile veterinary clinic in Austin,…

Man arrested in Houston road rage killing

August 2, 2021 10:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Keith Allen, CNN The man suspected of fatally shooting a 17-year-old who was a passenger in a vehicle on the way home from a Houston Astros…

Texas & Florida had 1/3 of all U.S. Covid-19 cases in past week

August 2, 2021 7:38 PM CNN

As stricter rules and mask mandates return, frustration is building particularly among those who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus. CNN’s Dan…

New Texas law allows parents to withhold their child from advancing to the next grade level in school

August 1, 2021 6:49 PM Wil Herren

EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 1697, which gives parents the ability to withhold their child from advancing to…

Beto O’Rourke says Texas offers Americans a stark history lesson

August 1, 2021 11:02 AM CNN

RELATED STORY: Willie Nelson, Beto O’Rourke rally with hundreds for voting rights at Texas Capitol (Editor’s note: Beto O’Rourke is an El Paso…

Willie Nelson, Beto O’Rourke rally with hundreds for voting rights at Texas Capitol

July 31, 2021 8:33 AM ABC News, Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of people packed the steps of the Texas Capitol on Saturday at a protest rally to make the end of a four-day march in…

Video shows Texas sheriff’s deputy on top of teen and then detaining mother during police encounter

July 30, 2021 8:02 PM CNN

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Video taken by a family member shows a Kaufman County sheriff’s deputy on top of an 18-year-old woman, and then…

Blue Origin protest of NASA’s SpaceX moon contract denied

July 30, 2021 5:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA returns humans to the moon, SpaceX will build the vehicle to land the first woman and next man on the lunar…

Biden resumes fast-track deportations of migrants from Texas

July 30, 2021 4:32 PM Jim Parker

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The Biden administration has resumed fast-track deportation flights of undocumented immigrants, Department of Homeland…

EXPLAINER: Are evictions in Texas about to increase?

July 30, 2021 10:03 AM Associated Press

DALLAS,Texas — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration…

U.S. Attorney General threatens to sue Texas governor over order targeting migrants

July 29, 2021 3:45 PM CNN, KVIA ABC-7

WASHINGTON, DC. — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order…

Iowa taxpayers to pay $200,000 to send their state troopers to Texas border

July 29, 2021 6:05 PM Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said this week that it’s likely Iowa taxpayers will pay the cost of sending 28 Iowa Department of…

Beto O’ Rourke continues journey with prominent bishop, Willie Nelson on 30-mile Texas voting march

July 28, 2021 11:19 AM CNN, Associated Press

UPDATE, July 29: AUSTIN, Texas — Church leaders and former Democratic El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke continued leading a nearly 30-mile…

Cowboys’ Prescott out of training camp with shoulder strain

July 29, 2021 5:48 PM Associated Press

OXNARD, California — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was listed Thursday as day-to-day because of a right shoulder strain after leaving…

SEC votes to invite Texas & Oklahoma to join league

July 29, 2021 3:55 PM Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Southeastern Conference university presidents voted Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to the league and create a 16-team…

Congressional committee holds hearing on Texas voting rights

July 29, 2021 9:09 AM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House Oversight and Reform’s Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee held a hearing regarding voting bills in…

ZZ Top’s bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies in Texas at age 72

July 28, 2021 1:51 PM Associated Press, ABC News

HOUSTON, Texas — ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues trio’s bearded figures, his died at the age of 72. ABC affiliate KTRK reported…

At least 2 dead and dozens injured after an acetic acid leak at a facility near Houston

July 27, 2021 11:51 PM CNN

LA PORTE, Texas — At least two people were killed and dozens were injured after an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility near La…

Gov. Abbott orders Texas National Guard to help with migrant arrests at border

July 27, 2021 8:34 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas National Guard deployment along the U.S.-Mexico border will start helping troopers make arrests, Republican Gov. Greg…

Republican Jake Ellzey has won a U.S. House seat in Texas over a Trump-backed rival

July 27, 2021 8:18 PM Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Republican Jake Ellzey of Texas won a U.S. House seat on Tuesday night over rival backed by Donald Trump, dealing the former…

Big 12’s Texas, Oklahoma make formal request to join SEC

July 27, 2021 8:42 AM Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Texas and Oklahoma made a request Tuesday to join the Southeastern Conference — in 2025 —- with SEC Commissioner Greg…

Trump snubs Bush by endorsing Paxton in Texas AG race

July 27, 2021 7:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gangel and Chandelis Duster, CNN Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his bid for re-election,…

Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2 billion to get Blue Origin back in the moon race

July 27, 2021 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Jeff Bezos wants to spot NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company…

Horizon City truck driver killed in fiery crash with another 18-wheeler on west Texas highway

July 26, 2021 9:38 PM Jim Parker

KERMIT, Texas — A Horizon City man was one of two semi-truck drivers killed in a fiery weekend crash when their 18-wheelers collided on a west Texas…

El Paso native Ricardo Pepi named MLS Player of the Week after netting hat trick for Dallas FC

July 26, 2021 7:40 PM KVIA ABC-7

DALLAS, Texas — El Paso native and FC Dallas forward Ricardo Pepi has been voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 15 of the 2021…

El Paso native Ricardo Pepi of Dallas FC is youngest hat-trick scorer in MLS history

July 25, 2021 1:10 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

FRISCO, Texas — Led by El Paso native Ricardo Pepi’s three-goal performance, Dallas FC secured a 4-0 victory over the LA Galaxy on Saturday…

Acid-shooting whip scorpions are roaming a national park in Texas

July 24, 2021 11:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Trent, CNN Some freaky-looking creatures are out looking for mates this summer. And no, we’re not talking about the contestants on…