Every couple of months, Adamalis Vigil drives eight hours from the Rio Grande Valley to North Texas so her 13-year-old transgender daughter Adelyn can receive health care. They talk and sing the whole trip. The care she receives there is unavailable in her hometown but pivotal to her sense of identity — and her mental
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EL PASO COUNTY, Texas — A woman is dead after a car crash near Fabens, according to officials. A woman was driving a car when she rear-ended a tractor tailor. First responders pronounced her dead on scene. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies closed I -10 Westbound at exit mile marker 49, detouring traffic at
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Better Mortgage investigated counties with the biggest growth in housing in Texas using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s decennial census.
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Stacker investigated the highest NFL draft picks from the Texas Longhorns using data from Pro Football Reference.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents has established a $300 million endowment fund to help seven system universities expand their free tuition programs for lower-income students. The Promise Plus program will allow the universities — the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Texas at Dallas, the University of
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By Tierney Sneed Planned Parenthood clinics in the five states neighboring Texas saw a nearly 800% increase in abortion patients from the Lone Star State after a six-week ban went into effect in September, the organization said Thursday. Colorado and Oklahoma clinics saw some of the biggest surges in Texas abortion seekers, the organization said.
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AUSTIN, Texas – Republican candidates for Texas attorney general debated live in Austin Thursday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not be part of the debate after declining the invite. The debate featured: Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, R-Austin U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman, R-Houston
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal said her office will not follow recent directives by state leaders calling on Texas agencies to investigate gender-affirming care for transgender children as child abuse. A new order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott calls for criminal penalties against those who aid minors in their gender
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By Ashley Killough, Kacey Cherry, Lucy Kafanov, Rosalina Nieves and Amir Vera, CNN Nineteen Austin police officers have been indicted for their actions during the 2020 George Floyd protests and riots, according to documents publicly released Tuesday. The 19 officers were indicted on two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant that “intentionally, knowingly,
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Like a lot of teenagers, Iryanna Rodriguez’s day starts early and ends late, and she’s often running behind from the moment she wakes up. The 18-year-old juggles all the normal high school experiences — classes, a boyfriend, a search for a part-time job — along with some additional hurdles. “I’m always in a rush in
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ANTHONY, Texas — Students social and emotional well-being is top of mind for schools across the Borderland, so much so that Anthony ISD is making sure there are lessons targeted toward that issue in the classroom. Every Monday is “Mindful Monday” for students in elementary, middle and high school. Students take part in Character Strong,
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police are investigating the death of a child early Saturday morning. A crime scene unit was deployed to the Marmolejo apartment complex located at 7631 North Loop and a police spokesman said there was an ongoing investigation regarding the child’s death. Police have not released the child’s name, age,
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EL PASO, Texas — The Fresh Start Community Closet headed by Patricia Torres wants to take what El Pasoans don’t need and give it to people who do. The Fresh Start Community Closet is a part of the Kelly Center for Hunger Relief. Torres told ABC-7, “A lot of our community members are looking for
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN Almost 38 years to the day that 21-year-old Mary Jane Thompson was found dead behind a warehouse in Dallas, Texas, prosecutors were finally able to make an arrest in her case, the Dallas County District Attorney’s office said. Thompson was found murdered and sexually assaulted along Irving Boulevard on February 13,
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Stacker investigated pothole complaints in Texas using data from The Clunker Junker.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday that he will push to end professor tenure for all new hires at Texas public universities and colleges in an effort to combat faculty members who he says “indoctrinate” students with teachings about critical race theory. “Go to a private school, let them raise their own funds to teach,
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Wicked Reports investigated e-commerce scams in Texas using data from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaints Center.
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Stacker compiled a list of breweries with the most high rated beers in Texas using BeerAdvocate.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — ESPN has reported the Dallas Cowboys paid $2.4 million to four members of the team’s cheerleading squad who accused a team vice president of watching them undress in a locker room during a 2015 event at AT&T Stadium. The network says each of the women received $399,523. It cited documents and
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN The state of Texas filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to overturn President Joe Biden’s mask mandate for public transport, marking the latest longshot bid to scrap one of the President’s key Covid-19 health measures. “Biden’s repeated disregard of the individual liberties of Texans is not only disrespectful to the US Constitution,
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso State Representative Evelina “Lina” Ortega will be inducted into the Texas Legal Legends. Texas Legal Legends is a project of the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas. It memorializes the stories of legendary lawyers who have practiced in Texas. The induction ceremony will take place Thursday, Feb.
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Thistle investigated fruit and vegetable consumption in Texas using data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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UPDATE (2/14): El Paso police say a driver not yielding the right of way contributed to a deadly crash in the lower valley. Police have identified the driver as 65-year-old Sixto Madera. Police say he was driving north on Nottingham Saturday at around 1:55 p.m. Police say as Madera approached the intersection, he did not
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EL PASO, Texas – Early voting starts Monday. ABC-7 Xtra Sunday edition examines one race that pits two states representatives against each other. The 2020 census led to the redrawing of Texas district maps, eliminating District 76. Claudia Ordaz-Perez held the District 76 seat. But she is now running to represent District 79, currently held by
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UPDATE (02/14): An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a deadly weekend shooting. Carlos Alberto Sifuentes was arrested and charged for the murder of 43-year-old Azul Jade Ruiz. He’s been booked on a $2 million bond. SOCORRO, Texas — A woman is dead following a shooting in Socorro. According to the El Paso
Continue Reading By Amanda Watts and Emma Tucker, CNN Border patrol agents have rescued three Haitian migrants in what they described as a “harrowing rescue” operation after they found the family stranded in the middle of the Rio Grande, the office said in a statement. US Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass
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Stacker compiled statistics on the Black homeownership gap in Texas from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades. That’s according to the first figures released by Texas health officials since the law known as Senate Bill 8 took effect in September. The
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Stacker compiled a list of highest rated IPA beers in Texas using BeerAdvocate.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A new task force will look into how to improve the safety at large Houston-area events in the hopes of avoiding another tragedy like last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival. Mayor Sylvester Turner said Wednesday that the task force will review possible safety upgrades, look at
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