Hear why some Texas lawmakers are vowing to stay out of their state until August 7
Texas state House Democrats left the state in an effort to block Republicans from passing a restrictive new voting law in the remaining 27 days of…
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Texas Dems fly out of state to halt GOP vote bill in Legislature
AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats in the Texas Legislature on Monday afternoon bolted for Washington, D.C., and said they were ready to remain there for…
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Iowa troopers going to patrol border at ‘no cost to Texas’
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Agreements released Monday show Iowa is donating the use of state troopers and their equipment at “no cost to Texas” to fight…
Continue Reading Trump wins the CPAC straw poll in Texas as attendees clamor for him to run again
DALLAS, Texas — Former President Donald Trump bathed in the adulation of an adoring crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference…
Continue Reading Texas man who waited ‘over six hours’ last Super Tuesday to vote now faces illegal voting charges
By Ed Lavandera, Chris Boyette and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A Texas man who told CNN he waited for “a lit bit over six hours” at a…
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Beto among hundreds of Texans who lined up at state Capitol to testify on voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas — Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke was among hundreds of Texans who lined up at the state Capitol on Saturday for their first…
Continue Reading Trump’s false election claims persist at conservative gathering in Texas
By Maeve Reston and Sara Murray, CNN As Texas’ battle over voting rights continues to unfold during the special session in Austin, the outrage…
Continue Reading Texas Republicans set to resume push for voting restrictions as special legislative session begins
By Eric Bradner, CNN Texas Republicans are set to mount another push for restrictive new voting laws in their state as lawmakers on Thursday begin a…
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El Paso City Council moves forward on use of $96 million in non-voter approved debt for projects
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso plans to issue nearly $100 million in certificates of obligation, a form of non-voter approved debt. City…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts on Biden administration to lift restrictions on US borders
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A group of mayors recently pressed US immigration officials on Covid-19-related travel restrictions that remain in effect…
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Abbott puts voting restrictions, border security on special session agenda
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday revived the GOP’s thwarted efforts to pass new voting laws in America’s biggest red state…
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Petition now being circulated to recall Trump cowboy from Otero County Commission
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A political committee has begun circulating a petition to recall Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin from public office…
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New poll shows McConaughey formidable candidate against Abbott for governor
HOUSTON, Texas — While it’s not 100% sure actor Matthew McConaughey will be running for Texas governor, he seems to already be a fan favorite…
Continue Reading Texans among jobless in 3 states suing to get their pandemic unemployment benefits back
Jobless residents of Maryland and Texas have filed lawsuits in state courts seeking to force their governors to reinstate pandemic unemployment…
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Jobs seekers can nab a $1,000 federal bonus in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Federal relief funds will be used to offer back-to-work bonuses of up to $1,000 for New Mexico residents who find a job in…
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New Mexico fully reopens, pandemic restrictions lifted
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico fully reopened Thursday, marking a return to business throughout the state following 16 months of disruption due…
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Trump visits Texas to tour ‘unfinished’ border wall with Gov. Abbott
(Editor’s note: In the video players above, first is Trump and Abbott’s appearance together at the border, in the second player is their complete…
Continue Reading Ex-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88 in New Mexico
TAOS, New Mexico — Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled…
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South Dakota deploying National Guard troops to Texas to help at border with use of GOP donor funds
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment of up…
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Marijuana is now legal in New Mexico: What you need to know
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico legalized the possession of recreational cannabis on Tuesday and allowed hobbyists to start growing…
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State Supreme Court OKs recall of Trump cowboy Couy Griffin as Otero commissioner
SANTA FE, New Mexico — An effort to recall the founder of Cowboys for Trump from his public office as a county commissioner can move forward under…
Continue Reading Poll shows Abbott’s fight to keep Trump’s border wall dream alive supported by Texas Republicans
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pulling out all the stops to build a border wall between his state and Mexico, and a new poll shows…
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Harris met with jeers from pro-Trump demonstrators on El Paso border trip
EL PASO, Texas — Even before Vice President Kamala Harris’s plane landed in El Paso on Friday morning, protesters had already started to gather…
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WATCH: Vice President Harris in El Paso for border visit
EL PASO, Texas — Vice President Kamala Harris visited El Paso on Friday to tour the Borderland, following dogged GOP criticism for not having…
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HHS secretary coming to El Paso to visit Fort Bliss migrant facility
EL PASO, Texas — On the heels of a trip Friday by Vice President Kamala Harris to El Paso to tour the border and discuss immigration issues, came…
Continue Reading White House offers details of VP Harris’ Friday visit to El Paso
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House provided the first details late Thursday of Vice President Kamala Harris’ planned Friday visit to the Borderland as…
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Biden staffers, ex-state lawmaker sue ‘Trump Train’ members in dangerous Texas highway incident
New video from inside a Biden-Harris campaign bus shows the 2020 incident where Trump supporters surrounded the bus, and allegedly collided with one…
Continue Reading Iowa joins other states in sending state troopers to Texas to help at border
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa will send up to 30 state police officers on a two-week deployment to Texas after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds agreed to…
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Abbott’s border wall project receives $459K in donations so far
AUSTIN, Texas — Over the span of about a week, Texas received $459,000 in private donations for the state’s planned wall at the southern border,…
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Rudy Giuliani’s law license suspended for false election claims
NEW YORK, NY — An appeals court has suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get…
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