Dems bring Texas Senate to halt with filibuster of GOP elections bill
AUSTIN, Texas — The GOP voting restrictions push that left the Texas House scrambling to round up absent Democrats also shut down work in the Texas…
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El Paso opens new Covid-19 mega-testing site due to increased demand
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso opened a new mega-testing site for Covid-19 in east El Paso on Wednesday as worries about the Delta variant…
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Gov. Abbott going to court to defend his ban on mask mandates
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are asking Texas’ 5th Court of Appeals to block Dallas County…
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Arrest warrants for Texas House Dems served; still stalemate
AUSTIN, Texas — Officers of the Texas House of Representatives delivered civil arrest warrants for more than 50 absent Democrats on Wednesday as…
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Dallas mandates masks as 2,500 more medical workers deployed to Texas hospitals
DALLAS, Texas — Mask-wearing is now required in Dallas public schools and businesses after Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins on Wednesday became the…
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El Paso teen accused of drunk road rage, trying to hit man with car
EL PASO, Texas – A teenager has been arrested following what El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies described on Wednesday as a drunken case of road…
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Motorist hospitalized in Sunland Park crash of semi-truck, SUV
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A motorist was hospitalized following the crash of a semi-truck and an SUV Wednesday morning at a Sunland Park…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Stormy weather ramp up, cooler days ahead
An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for increased rain and storm chances in the coming days. The weather pattern hasn’t changed much from Tuesday,…
Continue Reading California mandates vaccines or regular testing for teachers and school staff
By Kyung Lah, Cheri Mossburg, Sarah Moon and Ray Sanchez, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that teachers and other school…
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U.S. Senate OKs Dems’ $3.5 trillion budget in latest win for Biden
WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the U.S.…
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Socorro ISD board takes no action after considering mask rule
UPDATE: After a two-hour special meeting that included public comment and an executive session discussion behind closed doors, the Socorro…
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Texas House Speaker signs arrest warrants for absent Dems
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Tuesday night signed civil arrest warrants for 52 House Democrats still missing from…
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Cartel members arrested for Juarez car junkyard arson fires
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — At least five car junkyards were set ablaze simultaneously by members of the Mexican drug cartel called “La Linea,”…
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Fewer LCPD officers on school campuses due to shortage
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – As the Las Cruces Police Department seeks to fill dozens of positions, the department has removed most of its school…
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Texas House can’t make quorum, orders missing Dems arrests
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday afternoon to authorize law enforcement to track down Democrats absent from the chamber…
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El Paso hospital capacity better than rest of Texas amid Covid wave
EL PASO, Texas — As hospitals across Texas are being filled to the brink with Covid-19 patients, El Paso is fairing much better. As of Tuesday, 87…
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Las Cruces man charged with multiple violent felonies released without posting cash bond
UPDATE, Aug. 10: A Las Cruces man initially jailed without bond on over a dozen felony charges, including attempted murder, has now been released on…
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$1M bond set for 1 of 2 arrested in northeast El Paso arson fire case
UPDATE, Aug. 10: Fire Marshals on Tuesday identified the two men arrested in connection with a Monday morning house fire in northeast El Paso that…
Continue Reading Texas judge blocks Abbott’s restriction on mask mandates
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A Texas district judge granted the city of San Antonio and Bexar County a temporary restraining order, blocking Gov. Greg…
Continue Reading Mexican gunmen again fire shots across boundary at El Paso Border Patrol agents
UPDATE, Aug. 10: EL PASO, Texas – For the second time in under a week, a U.S. Border Patrol agent in El Paso’s Lower Valley has been shot at by…
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Texas Supreme Court allows for arrest of Dems who don’t show up to Legislature
AUSTIN, Texas — House Democrats who refuse to show up for the state Legislature could soon be detained by law enforcement and brought back to the…
Continue Reading U.S. Senate approves $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
RELATED STORIES: Cornyn, Cruz vote against infrastructure bill giving Texas $30BHere are the 19 Republican senators who voted for the bipartisan…
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Cornyn, Cruz vote against infrastructure bill giving Texas $30B
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate passed a rare bipartisan initiative Tuesday that would deploy at least $30 billion across the state to repair…
Continue Reading NY Gov. Cuomo resigns over sex harassment scandal
RELATED CONTENT: The Latest: Live Blog updates as Cuomo announces resignationKathy Hochul, moderate Dem from western NY, will be state’s 1st female…
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Feds offer plea deal to Cowboys for Trump leader for Capitol riot
OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — Federal prosecutors have offered a confidential plea agreement to Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin that might…
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SISD may join Dallas, Austin & Houston schools to defy Abbott on masks
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District may join three other key school districts in the state – Dallas, Austin and…
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Motorist seriously hurt in Lower Valley car crash & fire
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was seriously injured Monday night in a car crash and fire in the Lower Valley. It occurred at Trowbridge and Clark…
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Pedestrian struck by car, seriously hurt in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was struck by a car and seriously injured Monday night in the Lower Valley. It happened at Alameda Avenue and Snelson…
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Abbott appeals for out-of-state help against Covid in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is appealing for out-of-state help to fight the third wave of Covid-19 in Texas. The Monday appeal comes as a…
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Former El Paso cop pleads guilty to helping stepdad deal drugs
EL PASO, Texas — A former El Paso police officer has admitted helping her stepfather deal drugs in the Borderland, federal prosecutors said Monday.…
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