EL PASO, Texas — Your kids could read to kittens as part of a unique program all about sharing the love. Petco Love is on a mission to spread love and kindness. To do so they’ve partnered with 50 animal shelters around the country including El Paso Animal Services. At the first event, kids received
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN A game warden and his K9 colleague discovered almost 381 whole shark fins and 29.2 pounds of frozen shark fins at a seafood restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. Kevin Winters, one of two Texas Game Wardens who discovered the illegal fins on April 13, told CNN that the case has not
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Andy Rose, CNN The family of a 24-year-old woman last seen in Houston on April 15, is pleading for help in finding her after her bloody cell phone was discovered near a park in West Houston following her disappearance. According to community activist Quanell X, who is the leader of the
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UPDATE 5:50 p.m.: Associated Press: Texas executes oldest death row inmate who was convicted of fatally shooting Houston officer during 1990 traffic stop. Texas is preparing to execute Carl Buntion on Thursday evening for the 1990 murder of a Houston police officer. At 78, he would be the oldest prisoner executed in the state in
Continue Reading A pitcher from a junior college baseball team blindsided an opposing baserunner, leading to a brawl that resulted in multiple suspensions.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – From a New Mexico State Aggie, to a Texas Longhorn. Former NMSU guard, Sir’ Jabari Rice is headed back to his home state after announcing Tuesday afternoon that he’ll be joining the Texas Longhorns. Rice has one more year of eligibility. He entered the transfer portal shortly after NMSU announced
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN The family and advocates of the only Hispanic woman on Texas’ death row are fighting to stop her looming execution, arguing she was wrongfully convicted of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter in 2007. “We don’t want our mother executed,” Melissa Lucio’s oldest son, John, told CNN. “We already lost our
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supporters of abortion rights filed a new federal lawsuit Tuesday in the latest bid to prevent enforcement of Texas’ six-week abortion ban, which has dramatically reduced access to the procedure in the country’s second largest state. Critics of the Texas law suffered a huge loss in December,
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EL PASO, Texas – Leaders from TIME and Ally Financial announced the winner of the 2022 Dealer of the Year award during the 105th National Automobile Dealers Association Show in Las Vegas. Bob Giles, owner of Giles Automotive, was selected as the recipient of the prestigious award. Giles was chosen from 16,000 franchise dealers across
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AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-six Republican governors, led by Arizona’s Doug Ducey and Texas’s Greg Abbott, announced the creation of the American Governors’ Border Strike Force. In a news release, the Republican Governors Association describes the strike force as “a multi-state partnership designed to disrupt and dismantle the transnational criminal organizations taking advantage of the chaos
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EL PASO, Texas – Officials said one pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries after being hit with a car. The collision happened around 2:36 P.M. at North Lee Trevino Dr. and Bywood Dr. According to officials, one person and one vehicle was involved. Check back with ABC-7 for any updates.
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Chihuahua Gov. María Eugenia Campos Galván on Thursday announced a deal that will halt the new commercial vehicle inspections at international bridges connecting the two states that have bogged down border commerce — the second such announcement in two days. Abbott said state troopers will continue inspecting every commercial truck entering
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LAREDO, Texas — Governor Abbott said he reached a ‘historic agreement’ with Nuevo León Governor Samuel Alejandro García Sepulveda so that bridge traffic can return to normal in Nuevo Leon. Governor Abbott said that’s due to an agreement with Governor Garcia Sepulveda to increase border security on the Mexican side of the border. Gov. Abbott
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New Mexico’s Santa Teresa port of entry had seen an increase in northbound commercial vehicle traffic until late Tuesday morning, when Mexican truck drivers — fed up with increased wait times at El Paso’s international bridges — staged a brief protest similar to those blocking Texas border crossings. Until then, truckers from Ciudad Juárez and
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday morning for the first time that a group of undocumented immigrants was bused by the state to Washington, D.C. Abbott announced his busing plan last week, as part of a series of executive orders that address border security concerns prompted by the impending end of
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico-The Santa Teresa port of entry took a big hit as a result of Governor Gregg Abbott’s orders, despite that port of entry being located in New Mexico. Jerry Pacheco, executive director of the Border Industrial Association tells ABC 7’s the port was closed to Commercial vehicles for the better part of
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke knocked the Biden administration for failing to give border communities a plan for dealing with the number of migrants at their doorstep before saying he’ll end the pandemic-era emergency health order that allows federal officials to turn people away at the border next month. “It does not make sense to
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AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on the Governor Greg Abbott to end enhanced safety inspections of commercials trucks at the border. Miller called it a “catastrophic policy which has now led to Mexican truckers blockading the border.” Miller says the smart way to go would be for Texas to shift its resource
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Commercial traffic at a key South Texas border crossing has stopped after Mexican truckers on Monday blocked north- and southbound lanes on the Mexico side of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in protest of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to have state troopers inspect northbound commercial vehicles — historically a job done by the federal government.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the Border Sheriff’s Coalition Spring Meeting in El Paso Monday. Gov. Abbott discussed the state’s border security efforts.
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso YMCA has opened their first Hygiene Closet. Even before it opened, people were waiting in line to pick up their five free items. The Hygiene Closet is open the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The President of the YMCA, Bill Coon, explains why they believe the
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EL PASO, Texas – Police officials say one man was transported to the University Medical Center with serious injuries after being stabbed. It happened around 10:24 A.M. on the 10500 block of Dyer St. According to police, one person has been detained at this time and the investigation is ongoing. Check back with ABC-7 for
Continue Reading By Kelly Murray, CNN A tractor trailer coming into the US from Mexico was caught Friday carrying 427 pounds of alleged cocaine, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Sunday. An officer stationed at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, encountered a truck hauling papier-mâché handicrafts and sent it for a secondary examination,
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EL PASO, Texas- Local students have been selected to receive the Medical Student Empowerment fund. This is a scholarship for medical students attending the Texas Tech University Health Science Center and studying medicine. ABC-7 spoke with Ian Reyes and Valerie Sanchez about what it felt like to receive the innaugural scholarships. Sanchez said, “Im greatful
Continue Reading As of April 4th, 2022, those who are not affiliated with Fort Bliss will be able to obtain a 12 month recreational pass. The pass grants the general public access to various family friendly activities on Ft. Bliss. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the military restricted access to the military post. The pass allows limited
Continue Reading By Abby Bustin and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Zoos across the country are moving their birds indoors to protect them from the spread of a contagious and potentially lethal strain of the avian flu. Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been rising in backyard flocks and wild birds across dozens of states in recent
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna, CNN Gunshots from two groups of people fighting outside a Houston-area sports bar early Saturday left one man dead and four other people injured, sheriff’s officials said. Investigators have identified “everybody that was shooting” in the parking lot of Al’s Sports Bar just outside western Houston, Harris County sheriff’s Sgt. Dennis Wolfford
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El Paso, Texas- Easter is just around the corner and it’s time to get excited about the 44th annual Northeaster Parade. This is the first time the event will be held in person since the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be a fun-filled event that will be great for the family. Executive Director Mando Martinez says
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El Paso, Texas-‘Why is everybody wearing blue today?’ it’s Wear Blue Day, a national effort to bring awareness to the month of April. This month and throughout the year, ABC-7 encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making our community a better place for children and families. With child abuse being such
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s lawmakers weigh in on the high number of migrant encounters on the southwest border just as the federal government is scheduled to stop Title 42 expulsions. According to United States Customs and Border Protection data, the southwest border has seen 838,685 migrant encounters in the first five months
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