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Texas executions face delays over religious rights claims

October 9, 2021 7:25 AM Associated Press

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Executions in the nation’s busiest capital punishment state face delays amid legal questions…

Appeals court puts temporary hold on judge’s order blocking Texas 6-week abortion ban

October 8, 2021 2:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court on Friday night put a temporary hold on a judge’s order that had blocked Texas’ six-week…

Blanco fails to halt GOP redistrict map that splits El Paso, Ft. Bliss

October 8, 2021 12:04 PM Rosemary Garcia

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate approved a GOP redistricting map Friday which alters El Paso’s two congressional districts. The proposed map…

EPPD to ask City Council to spend $360,000 in tax money on marijuana testing

October 7, 2021 7:58 PM JC Navarrete

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Police Department is looking to ask City Council to raise its budget by $72,000 next year to allow the department to…

Abortions resume in some Texas clinics after judge halts law

October 6, 2021 9:59 PM Associated Press

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortions have resumed in at least six Texas clinics after a federal judge…

January 6 committee issues new subpoenas for 2 leaders of ‘Stop the Steal’ group

October 7, 2021 2:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Whitney Wild, CNN The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol issued a…

WATCH: Escobar meets with Afghan refugees, soldiers at Fort Bliss

October 7, 2021 12:22 PM KVIA ABC-7

FORT BLISS, Texas — On Thursday, El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar toured the Afghan refugee camp at Fort Bliss’ Doña Ana Village. Escobar,…

Federal judge issues order blocking Texas’ 6-week abortion ban

October 6, 2021 7:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas issued an order Wednesday blocking the state’s six-week abortion ban. US District Judge Robert…

Federal judge orders Texas to suspend the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, which banned most abortions statewide

October 6, 2021 6:51 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal judge orders Texas to suspend the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, which banned most abortions…

WATCH: Herrell discusses Afghan refugees following Fort Bliss tour

October 6, 2021 12:52 PM KVIA ABC-7

FORT BLISS, Texas — Southern New Mexico GOP Congresswoman Yvette Herrell toured Fort Bliss’ Dona Ana Complex on Wednesday where thousands of…

WATCH: GOP governors join Abbott for Texas border tour

October 6, 2021 11:19 AM ABC News, Associated Press

MISSION, Texas — Eight Republican governors traveled to Texas to join Gov. Greg Abbott for a Wednesday tour of the border with Mexico. The…

Fate of George Floyd pardon request now with Texas governor

October 4, 2021 4:18 PM Associated Press

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas agency has approved a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004…

Donald Trump ratchets up demands on Gov. Greg Abbott to review Texas election results

October 2, 2021 1:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten Former President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to allow an election review bill to move forward…

Judge questions Texas abortion ban’s controversial enforcement mechanism

October 1, 2021 10:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed A federal judge Friday questioned the controversial enforcement mechanism of Texas’ six-week abortion ban and asked whether…

Texans are leaving the state for abortions after Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood clinics say

October 1, 2021 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Planned Parenthood clinics have seen dramatic increases in the number of people from Texas going out of state to seek…

Texas House map would pit El Paso Dems against each other

September 30, 2021 6:23 PM El Paso Matters - Molly Smith

AUSTIN, Texas — The first draft of a new Texas House map gives El Paso County less representation in the state Legislature’s lower chamber and…

Supreme Court agrees to hear Ted Cruz’s challenge to campaign finance reimbursement rules

September 30, 2021 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case concerning Sen. Ted Cruz’s 2018 campaign and consider…

Cowboys for Trump leader survives Otero County recall effort

September 29, 2021 11:35 AM Associated Press

OTERO COUNTY, New Mexico — Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin has prevailed against efforts to recall him from office as an Otero County…

George P. Bush campaigns in El Paso in bid for Texas Attorney General

September 29, 2021 7:44 PM Stephanie Valle

EL PASO, Texas — One Republican candidate for Texas attorney general is not relying on a vast political dynasty to pull out a win. George P. Bush is…

Texas attorney general says state’s abortion ban is ‘stimulating’ interstate commerce

September 29, 2021 1:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed In briefs filed Wednesday in the Justice Department’s challenge to Texas’ abortion ban, Texas Attorney General Ken…

Redistricting plan puts Ft. Bliss, El Paso in separate districts

September 28, 2021 11:19 AM El Paso Matters - Molly Smith

EL PASO, Texas — Texas Republicans released their first draft of a new state congressional map that reshapes El Paso’s two congressional…

Texas redistricting plan fortifies GOP edge, puts new seats in Austin, Houston

September 27, 2021 10:52 AM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers on Monday released their first draft of a new congressional map for the next decade that includes two new districts…

Texas Republican congressman Brian Babin says he tested positive for Covid-19

September 25, 2021 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Melanie Zanona, CNN Republican Rep. Brian Babin of Texas announced Saturday that he tested positive for Covid-19. Babin…

County officials in Texas say they are in the dark following ‘audit’ announcement

September 24, 2021 6:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Murray, CNN A day after a press release obliquely announced that a “full forensic audit” was already underway in a handful of…

Beto discusses possible 3-way governor’s race with Abbott, McConaughey

September 24, 2021 3:39 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Beto O’Rourke says he is still “very seriously” thinking about running for governor — and that he is not surprised Matthew…

U.S. House votes to protect abortion rights amid new Texas law

September 24, 2021 10:15 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Legislation passed by the U.S. House on Friday would guarantee a woman’s right to an abortion. But the bill’s 218-211 approval…

Biden harshly condemns horseback wrangling images from Texas border

September 24, 2021 8:49 AM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden harshly condemned images of Border Patrol agents on horseback rounding up Haitian migrant families in…

Final report from partisan Arizona review confirms Biden defeated Trump in Maricopa County last November

September 23, 2021 10:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN The final report produced by Cyber Ninjas, the company hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to conduct a…

Texas abortion providers ask Supreme Court to act fast

September 23, 2021 4:13 PM Associated Press

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas abortion providers are again asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a new state law…

Matthew McConaughey ‘measuring’ Texas gubernatorial run

September 23, 2021 7:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Matthew McConaughey is still considering a run for political office. The “Dallas Buyers Club” actor, a native of…