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Biden administration terminates two border wall contracts in Texas

July 23, 2021 12:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection is terminating two border wall contracts in the Laredo sector that cover approximately 31…

Why Texas’s lone Black freshman Democrat refuses to give up on the fight for voting rights

July 23, 2021 9:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, holding public office was not a goal she ever set. Neither was becoming a civil…

Abbott won’t impose new mask mandate despite increasing Texas virus cases

July 21, 2021 2:40 PM Texas Tribune

HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will not impose another statewide mask mandate, despite Covid-19 cases being on the rise…

Border crossing restrictions between US, Mexico extended until at least Aug. 21

July 21, 2021 8:31 AM Mauricio Casillas, Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The United States Department of Homeland Security has once again decided to extend border crossing restrictions between the…

Ted Cruz is blocking diplomats from being confirmed, and it has nothing to do with their qualifications

July 21, 2021 5:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, CNN An extraordinary effort by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to block nominees from being confirmed to vital…

Fox News says Abbott’s Texas border wall is a chain-link fence

July 20, 2021 10:16 PM Erik Elken

DEL RIO, Texas — Fox News is giving an inside look at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s promised U.S.-Mexico border wall, which is actually a chain-link…

‘Best day ever’: Watch as Bezos successfully completes passenger space flight

July 20, 2021 5:49 AM ABC News, Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE RACE TO SPACE VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first…

Texas Dems infect aides for Pelosi & White House, dimming chance to meet Biden

July 20, 2021 4:40 PM Associated Press, Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers who hightailed it to the nation’s capital in a faceoff over voting rights said Tuesday that they were pressing on…

Texas hospital reports state’s 1st case of Lambda Covid variant

July 20, 2021 1:58 PM ABC News

HOUSTON, Texas — A major Texas hospital system on Tuesday reported its first case of the Lambda Covid-19 variant, as the state reels from…

Blue Origin brings space tourism to quiet town of Van Horn

July 19, 2021 6:10 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

VAN HORN, Texas — For years, the official letterhead for the small town of Van Horn, tucked neatly among the foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains,…

6th Texas House Democrat tests positive for Covid in D.C.

July 19, 2021 11:06 PM ABC News

WASHINGTON, D.C.– One additional Texas House Democrat has now tested positive for Covid-19 while in the nation’s capital. Nearly 60 lawmakers are in…

Abbott to unveil plan restricting transition medical care for transgender kids

July 19, 2021 7:31 PM Jim Parker

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday he was preparing to take action to restrict transition-related medical care for transgender children…

6 injured in a Texas home explosion that damaged 2 other houses

July 19, 2021 7:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Raja Razek, CNN Six people were injured due to a home explosion in Plano, Texas, that also damaged two other homes, according to Plano Fire-Rescue…

Blue Origin ‘ready’ for Tuesday’s space launch near Van Horn

July 19, 2021 5:16 AM Brianna Chavez

VAN HORN, Texas — It’s all systems “go” for Blue Origin’s lift off into space on Tuesday morning. New Shepard’s flight director gave his seal of…

Suspected gunman and 2 others killed in shooting at a Houston motel, police say

July 19, 2021 4:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe and Joe Sutton, CNN A shooting at a Houston motel Sunday night left two people and a suspected gunman dead and two others…

How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos will soar into space from Van Horn

July 18, 2021 8:19 PM Associated Press

VAN HORN, Texas — When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. No test pilots or flight…

5 Texas Democrats who fled elections bill vote now have Covid

July 18, 2021 7:42 PM Texas Tribune

WASHINGTON, DC — Five Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives who traveled to Washington D.C. last week have now tested positive…

Dozens treated after chemical leak at Texas water park

July 18, 2021 5:22 AM Associated Press

HOUSTON, Texas — Authorities say a chemical leak at a Houston-area water park has left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory…

Fort Hancock woman killed, Tornillo man hurt in I-10 frontage road crash

July 17, 2021 2:52 PM Jim Parker

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — A Hudspeth County woman was killed and an El Paso County truck driver injured in a crash along a frontage road to Interstate…

3 Texas House Democrats test positive for Covid-19 in Washington, DC

July 17, 2021 4:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Three Texas state House Democrats who traveled to Washington, DC, this week have tested positive for Covid-19, The Texas House…

Culberson County Airport braces for heavy flight load due to Bezos space voyage

July 16, 2021 7:55 PM Saul Saenz

VAN HORN, Texas — The Culberson County Airport near Van Horn is bustling with activity as the launch of the Blue Origin rocket is just days away.…

STAAR tests show nearly 1 million Texas students are a grade behind in math skills

July 16, 2021 8:01 PM JC Navarrete

EL PASO, Texas– All across Texas, parents, students and teachers are gearing up for what will be the first full year of in person education post…

Federal judge in Texas blocks new DACA applications as illegal

July 16, 2021 3:41 PM Associated Press, CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program shielding certain…

CDC investigating monkeypox case in Dallas in traveler from Nigeria

July 16, 2021 4:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials in Dallas said Friday they are investigating a case…

X-ray on trailer at Sierra Blanca checkpoint finds 74 smuggled migrants

July 16, 2021 3:52 PM CNN

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — A recent x-ray taken of a large travel trailer has once again exposed the reality of human smuggling at the Texas-Mexico…

Gunman caught in west Texas standoff that killed 1, hurt 4

July 15, 2021 5:44 PM Associated Press

LEVELLAND, Texas — Authorities captured the suspect late Thursday following an hours-long police standoff where one officer was killed and four…

What’s in the restrictive voting bills being pushed by Texas GOP lawmakers?

July 16, 2021 4:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Democrats’ dramatic trip to Washington, DC, this week stemmed from uniform opposition to two voting bills being…

Van Horn hotel rooms fill up ahead of Bezos’ space launch

July 15, 2021 7:55 PM Saul Saenz

VAN HORN, Texas — The countdown is on for the launch of the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket, which will be headed to space with billionaire Jeff…

18-year-old student is final crew member for Blue Origin’s Van Horn space flight

July 15, 2021 8:36 PM ABC News, CNN

VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin revealed Thursday that the fourth member of its first crewed flight will be the youngest person ever to fly to…

Austin unveils stricter virus precautions due to Delta variant, surging cases

July 15, 2021 7:48 PM ABC News, Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin city and Travis County public health officials on Thursday raised their coronavirus risk-based guidelines to Stage…