SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents over the weekend encountered a large human smuggling scheme along Interstate 10 at the immigration checkpoint near Sierra Blanca. A total of 31 undocumented migrants from Guatemala and Mexico were discovered in a tractor trailer, concealed among crushed aluminum. A Border Patrol canine alerted agents to further
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP’s slipping majority. Abbott signed the maps Monday near the end of a highly charged year in Texas over voting rights. Those maps keep most of Fort Bliss and the El Paso International Airport under the
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The eldest child, who is 15, told deputies that no adult has lived in the apartment for several months, and that his room was next door to where he kept his little brother’s decaying corpse. HCSO spoke with the children’s mother Sunday night.
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil rally hit another milestone Monday, with crude topping $85 a barrel for the first time in seven years. US oil jumped another 1.2% to trade as high as $85.07 a barrel. It’s the first intraday trade above $85 since October 2014. The rebound has intensified in recent weeks
Continue Reading By Sharif Paget and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A Texas man is facing a first-degree murder charge related to the fatal shooting of a man sitting in a parked car outside his home earlier this month in a case the victim’s family believes could test the limits of the state’s so-called stand your ground law. The
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KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people. A 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy were killed Saturday at an event called “Airport Race Wars 2” at the Kerrville-Kerr County Airport. The
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez will start for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves. Manager Dusty Baker announced that Valdez would get the nod Tuesday but said the team has not decided on a starter for Wednesday’s Game 2. Valdez will
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN Major League Baseball’s next champion will soon be crowned as the Atlanta Braves take on the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven World Series starting Tuesday night. The Astros most recently won the World Series in 2017 and have been one of the most dominant — and controversial — teams of the
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, CNN The 27-year-old man tried to hold it together as he walked to his cell. It was weeks since he had been arrested. Weeks with no charges and no access to an attorney, he told CNN. Worst of all, two weeks without being able to talk to anyone on the outside, especially
Continue Reading ATLANTA, Georgia — For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Braves are in the Fall Classic. The Braves knocked out the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. The series had been a rematch from last season, when the Dodgers came
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HOUSTON (AP) — Boston’s bats went quiet for the third straight game and the Red Sox bowed out of the AL Championship Series with a punchless 5-0 loss to the Houston Astros in Game 6. They had just two hits Friday, baffled by starter Luis García and a quartet of Astros relievers, and combined for
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor sent a strong reminder Friday that she is not a justice looking to carve out compromises with a conservative majority. She knows she will be in dissent in cases that most capture the public’s attention for the foreseeable future. Still, she writes to illuminate
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court is not immediately blocking the Texas law that bans most abortions, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case on Nov. 1. The court’s action on Friday leaves in place for the time being a law that clinics say has led to an 80% reduction in abortions
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN The investigation into the plane that crashed into a fence before bursting into flames at a Texas airport showed heavy braking action, according to Michael Graham, a board member with the National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB). “What we do know is there was a heavy braking event, which appears to
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas is urging the Supreme Court to leave in place its law banning most abortions and telling the justices there’s no reason to rush into the case. The state filed its response Thursday to the Biden administration’s call on the high court to block the law and rule conclusively this term on
Continue Reading By Dianne Gallagher and Wesley Bruer, CNN John Scott, the newly appointed top election official in Texas, briefly represented President Donald Trump in his legal challenge of the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday his appointment of Scott, a Fort Worth attorney, to be the next Texas secretary of state. The
Continue Reading CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — A salmonella outbreak tied to onions from Chihuahua has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states, U.S. health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at least 129 people have been hospitalized. No one has died. Nearly all of the illnesses were reported in August and September, and the
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EL PASO, Texas — Seeing your teen get behind the wheel can be nerve-racking, especially if they’re picking up the phone while driving. But there’s an app out there that can help and give them something in return. The app, Teens in the Drivers Seat, was developed last year by Texas A&M Transportation Institute which
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Stacker investigated the number of registered hunters in Texas using data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Federal investigators are interviewing people who were on a jet that ran off a Texas runway during takeoff and burst into flames. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that investigators expect to spend one to two weeks gathering evidence at the site of the accident at an airport near
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas- Health officials in Texas are planning for the Covid vaccine rollout for kids 11-years-old and under. On Wednesday, the White House said it’s ready to roll out the Covid-19 vaccines to kids ages 5 to 11, if the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for that age group is authorized by the Food and Drug Administration
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WALLER COUNTY, Texas, — An emergency response got underway mid-morning Tuesday in the wake of a downed plane in Waller County, ABC affiliate KTRK reported. Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed the incident near the Houston Executive Airport, in the southeast corner of Waller County. DPS officials said 21 people were on board and all
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans have approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and could decrease political representation for growing minority communities in the nation’s largest red state. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved the maps late Monday night, and they will now be sent to
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure’s constitutionality plays out in the courts. The administration has also taken the unusual step of telling the justices they could grant the Texas law full
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts — What a roller coaster of emotions! The Dallas Cowboys were able to survive early game mistakes to get the win in Massachusetts 35-29 on Sunday. CeeDee Lamb made a 35-yard touchdown reception to seal the win. Cornerback Trevon Diggs got his seventh interception of the season, giving him at least one in
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AUSTIN, Texas — Legislation barring transgender children from participating in K-12 public school sports on teams that align with their gender identity passed Friday evening in the Texas Senate, despite impassioned speeches and legislative efforts by El Paso lawmakers to derail the measure. The bill passed Thursday evening in the House, and now moves back to
Continue Reading TERLINGUA, Texas (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the city of Dallas removed from a park and later sold during an online auction is now on display at a golf resort in West Texas. The 1935 sculpture was removed in 2017. The Houston Chronicle that it’s now at the Lajitas
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Cincinnati up to No. 2, Purdue snaps poll drought after beating Iowa; Texas-San Antonio ranked for 1st time.
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna and Alta Spells, CNN A Texas deputy who was fatally shot outside a Houston bar had just returned from paternity leave, an official said. Deputy Kareem Atkins, 30, leaves behind a wife and an infant who’s a few months old, said Constable Mark Herman of the Harris County Precinct 4. A gunman
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Stacker compiled a list of the most diverse counties in Texas using data from U.S. Census Bureau.
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