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Jimmy Kimmel becomes emotional after Texas shooting: ‘These are our children’

May 26, 2022 5:43 AM CNN

CNN, HLN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Jimmy Kimmel delivered yet another emotional plea to America’s lawmakers after a mass shooting in…

ABC-7 Investigates: Construction, solar company accused of fraud; owner wanted

May 25, 2022 6:38 PM Lesley Engle, Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas – A judge has issued a criminal arrest warrant for an El Paso businessman accused of deceptive business practices while various…

Lincoln National Forest closed

May 25, 2022 11:55 AM Wil Herren

New Mexico — As of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Lincoln National Forest is under a forest-wide closure. The closure was announced Monday, just…

Las Cruces man that attacked off-duty border patrol agent with machete found guilty of kidnapping, carjacking

May 25, 2022 6:58 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – A federal jury Tuesday convicted Fernando Angel Puga of kidnapping and carjacking in a brutal attack against an off-duty border…

El Paso parents faced with having to talk about school shootings with their children

May 24, 2022 7:58 PM Rosemary Garcia

EL PASO, Texas – Following the news of the mass shooting in a Uvalde elementary school, many Borderland parents are forced to talk to their kids…

Biden says he will travel to Texas to visit families of school shooting victims ‘in the coming days’

May 25, 2022 2:40 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he will travel to Uvalde, Texas, in the near future to meet the families of the 19 children and two…

Uvalde elementary school shooter chronicled his actions on social media, Gov. Greg Abbott says

May 25, 2022 2:37 PM Texas Tribune

A gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a South Texas elementary school and shot his grandmother in the face Tuesday spelled out each…

El Paso Electric settles rate case, average monthly bill to rise by $2

May 25, 2022 2:21 PM El Paso Matters

The average monthly residential bill for electricity in El Paso will increase by about $2.20 under a rate increase settlement reached between El Paso…

WATCH: Beto O’Rourke interrupts Gov. Abbott’s news conference on school shooting response

May 25, 2022 12:03 PM David Gonzalez, CNN Newsource, Texas Tribune

UVALDE, Texas – As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was about to hand off the mic to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan. Patrick, Texas Democratic candidate for Governor Beto…

SISD board votes to end ties with Socorro Police

May 25, 2022 11:56 AM Emmanuel Esparza

EL PASO, Texas- In a 4-3 vote last week, the Socorro Independent School District board has put an end to their “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) or…

Districts in El Paso review school safety following mass shooting at Uvalde elementary

May 25, 2022 12:04 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas — Ysleta ISD Associate Superintendent of Student Services, James Vasquez, said the district has now stepped up security and will…

WATCH: Gov. Abbott to hold news conference on Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde

May 25, 2022 11:09 AM David Gonzalez

UVALDE, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott will hold a news conference to update the state’s response to Tuesday’s Robb Elementary School shooting…

Students, teachers in Uvalde elementary school shooting were in one classroom, law enforcement says

May 25, 2022 10:33 AM Texas Tribune

The 19 children and two teachers killed Tuesday at a South Texas elementary school — the second-deadliest public school shooting in U.S. history…

Here are some Borderland and national mental health resources to help you in the aftermath of a shooting

May 25, 2022 10:07 AM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – If you or someone you know needs help getting through the difficult emotions from the Uvalde mass shooting, check out some of…

What we know about the victims at Robb Elementary School

May 25, 2022 6:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Harmeet Kaur, Melissa Alonso, Amir Vera and Sharif Paget, CNN One of the 10-year-olds aspired to be a lawyer someday. Another, a marine…

‘Precious individuals’ taken in Texas school shooting

May 25, 2022 6:43 AM Associated Press

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races at field…

What we know and don’t know in the Texas massacre

May 25, 2022 4:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, Holly Yan and Dakin Andone, CNN We may never know why a shooter gunned down 19 children and two teachers in a massacre Tuesday at…

Death toll climbs: 19 children, 2 adults, School Shooter dead at Uvalde, TX Robb Elementary

May 24, 2022 12:24 PM David Gonzalez

.@ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Image released of alleged gunman in horrific elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The suspect, an 18-year-old…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully fends off George P. Bush in GOP primary runoff

May 24, 2022 7:19 PM Texas Tribune

Embattled incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton beat out Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Tuesday in the Republican primary runoff as Texas GOP…

May 2022 Primary runoff election results

May 24, 2022 7:09 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – Follow this article for updates. Preliminary results as of 10:00 p.m. Texas Attorney General – Republican The Texas Tribune calls…

Mass shooting is “number one nightmare” of Las Cruces Public Schools superintendent

May 24, 2022 5:54 PM Kate Bieri

Editor’s note: You can scroll to the bottom of the article to watch the superintendent’s full interview. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On the…

TxDOT to widen Interstate 10 along west El Paso to state line

May 25, 2022 6:11 AM Brianna Chavez, Sarah Coria

EL PASO, Texas — TxDOT El Paso is hoping to make some major changes to Interstate 10 in the near future. TxDOT is planning to widen I-10 from west…

Plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush revealed, according to Forbes exclusive

May 24, 2022 11:44 AM David Gonzalez

In an exclusive, Forbes magazine reports the discovery of a plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush. Forbes reports an Iraqi man in the…

City council approves incentive to restore Historic 1 Texas Tower

May 24, 2022 10:28 AM David Gonzalez, Emmanuel Esparza

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso city council has approved incentives for the redevelopment, rehabilitation and renovation of 1 Texas Tower in downtown El…

Motorcyclist seriously injured in central El Paso crash

May 24, 2022 10:05 AM David Gonzalez

UPDATE (05/24): El Paso police say motorcyclist Gabriel Ortiz, 45, was seriously injured when he struck a truck driven by Enrique Hernandez Carrillo,…