Sunday Xtra: District 79 candidates face-off
EL PASO, Texas – Early voting starts Monday. ABC-7 Xtra Sunday edition examines one race that pits two states representatives against each other. The…
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“I’m still trying to recover”: Some Texans are still bearing the brunt of the 2021 winter storm
Millions of Texans were without power for days after a devastating winter storm in February 2021. According to the University of Houston, the storm…
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Vote-by-mail applications face rising rejection rate over new Texas voting law
EL PASO, Texas — A large number of El Paso county vote-by-mail voters are seeing their application returned to them with a rejection notice as the…
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Trump says he wanted Pence to overturn the 2020 election and falsely claims it was vice president’s ‘right’
By Sarah Fortinsky Former President Donald Trump in a statement Sunday said he wanted then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020…
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New Texas voting law means more rejected mail-in ballots in El Paso County
El Paso election administrators are rejecting a higher number of absentee voter applications than in previous years because of new statewide voting…
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DA for Atlanta area granted special grand jury to probe Trump’s election interference
By Jason Morris and Sara Murray, CNN An Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn the…
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Vote-by-mail rejections are testing integrity of Texas Republicans’ voting law
Barely started down the path toward the first elections conducted under voting restrictions enacted last year by Republican lawmakers, Texas voters…
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Millions of dollars pour early into Texas governor’s race
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Money is pouring fast into the Texas governor’s race headlined by Republican Gov. Greg…
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New voter registration certificates are in the mail for El Paso County registered voters
EL PASO, Texas — Registered voters can expect to see their new Voter Registration Certificates in their mailboxes soon. The El Paso County Elections…
Continue Reading Biden condemns Trump as a threat to democracy in speech marking one year since January 6 attack
CNN By Maegan Vazquez, Clare Foran and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection…
Continue Reading Biden to deliver voting rights speech next week in Atlanta
CNN By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden is planning to deliver a speech on voting rights during a visit to…
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New Mexico governor signs state House redistricting measure
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation to redraw election boundaries for seats in the New Mexico House of…
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New Mexico advocates renew push for juvenile justice bill
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates are renewing their push for legislation that would abolish life without parole for juveniles sentenced as adults…
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New law named for Vanessa Guillén will revamp military probes into sex assaults
WASHINGTON, DC — Commanders will no longer be involved in military sexual harassment or sexual assault investigations under a new federal law named…
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New rules now in effect for New Mexico marijuana industry
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State officials say new rules governing the manufacture, sale and transport of recreational marijuana in New Mexico are now…
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New Mexicans call for change for repeat DWI offenders
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With authorities logging more than a dozen DWI arrests in the Albuquerque area since Christmas Eve, there are more calls…
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Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas board has withdrawn a unanimous pardon recommendation for George Floyd over a 2004…
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New Mexico governor signs legislation on medical malpractice
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed emergency legislation to tweak New Mexico’s new law on medical malpractice to head…
Continue Reading Congressional panel investigates deadly Astroworld concert
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A congressional committee has launched an investigation into the promoter of the Astroworld music…
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El Paso Army veteran, educator, politician Jerome Tilghman dies at 70
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Army veteran, educator and politician Jerome Tilghman has died, according to his son. Tilghman was an educator in the El Paso…
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Las Cruces lawmakers and residents clash over decision to rename street with federally recognized slur
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces lawmakers want to move forward with changing the name of a street which has a federally recognized slur, but…
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Push to ban books in Texas schools spreads to public libraries
LLANO COUNTY, Texas — When the Llano County Library shuts down for three days this week, starting Tuesday, it won’t be for the holidays. Instead,…
Continue Reading Trump met with boos in Texas after revealing he received Covid-19 booster
CNN By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Donald Trump was booed by a portion of an audience in Dallas on Sunday when he said he had received a…
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Gov. Abbott debuts construction of Texas border wall; Beto O’Rourke dismisses it as a ‘photo op’
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visited Starr County on Saturday to inaugurate the first stretch of a border wall being…
Continue Reading Dozens confirmed to ambassador posts after Ted Cruz refused for months to consider them
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Senate overnight confirmed more than three dozen of President Joe Biden’s nominees to ambassador posts,…
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New Mexico governor approves 3-district congressional map
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor has signed legislation to redraw the state’s three…
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Jan 6 investigators believe Nov. 4 text pushing ‘strategy’ to undermine election came from Rick Perry
By Jake Tapper and Jamie Gangel, CNN Members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol believe that former…
Continue Reading California governor says he will use legal tactics of Texas abortion ban to implement gun control
CNN’s Jessica Schneider explains the Supreme Court decision that allows the controversial Texas abortion law to continue, but also allows providers…
Continue Reading California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on…
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Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place Texas’ ban on most abortions. And the decision on…
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