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Texas monkeypox weekly update

September 8, 2022 10:58 PM Stacker

Stacker investigated the state of the monkeypox outbreak in Texas using data from the Centers for Disease Control and…

3rd bus of migrants arrive in Chicago from Texas border

September 8, 2022 6:31 AM Noelia Gonzalez

CHICAGO — For the third time in the past week, a group of migrants from Texas has arrived in Chicago. This comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott…

Gov. Abbott to hold roundtable discussion in El Paso highlighting economic strength in the area

September 7, 2022 3:01 PM Kerry Mannix

EL PASO, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott will hold a roundtable discussion in El Paso Thursday highlighting economic strength. Abbott, along with…

Five Texas Department of Public Safety officers under investigation for response to Uvalde school shooting

September 7, 2022 6:45 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking for an independent review of some of its officers who responded to the Robb Elementary school…

Uvalde students go back to school for 1st time since attack

September 7, 2022 6:26 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Emotions were high in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday as kids returned to school. It’s been just three months since 19 students and two teachers were killed by…

TxDOT pedestrian campaign makes a stop in El Paso

September 6, 2022 11:51 AM Heriberto Perez Lara

EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation is taking its safety campaign for pedestrians and bicyclists to different cities around the…

El Paso schools stand in solidarity with Uvalde as school year begins

September 6, 2022 5:48 AM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso area school districts are showing their support for students and staff with Uvalde CISD as they return to school Tuesday.…

Town of Anthony, Texas mayor arrested for assault

September 5, 2022 12:53 PM Kerry Mannix

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Romero as a victim in its headline. UPDATE: The mayor of the Town of Anthony,…

Gov. Abbott to receive award and provide update on internet access in Texas

September 5, 2022 5:06 PM Kerry Mannix

LAREDO, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is set to speak on what is being done across the state to expand access to high-speed and reliable…

Veterans Affairs says it will provide abortions — even in Texas

September 2, 2022 2:28 PM Texas Tribune

The Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday it will provide abortions for veterans and their beneficiaries as medically necessary or in cases of…

Gov. Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke agree to debate Sept. 30 in Edinburg

September 1, 2022 1:32 PM Texas Tribune

“Gov. Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke agree to debate Sept. 30 in Edinburg” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media…

With a court ruling looming, young Texas immigrants prepare for the possible end of DACA

September 1, 2022 10:10 AM Texas Tribune

When Katia Escobar finally got the money to pay her application fee for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a federal program that provides some…

The health of honey bee colonies in Texas

August 31, 2022 10:58 PM Stacker

Stacker investigated honey bee health in Texas using data from the U.S. Department of…

El Paso road ranked in top 100 most congested roadways

August 31, 2022 12:00 PM Kerry Mannix

EL PASO, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the adoption of TXDOT’s Unified Transportation Program (UTP) that advances $85 billion to…

Abbott says raising the age to buy an assault-style rifle is “unconstitutional” based on recent court rulings

August 31, 2022 4:57 PM Texas Tribune

Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that it would be unconstitutional to increase the minimum age…

Beto O’Rourke resuming campaign stops in Texas after illness

August 31, 2022 12:17 PM Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke said Wednesday that he will resume campaigning in his race for Texas governor after pausing his…

Counties with the most seniors in Texas

August 30, 2022 10:58 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the oldest homes in Texas using data from the U.S. Census…

Texas resident with monkeypox dies, marking first death in the U.S. linked to the virus

August 30, 2022 1:14 PM Texas Tribune

An adult Harris County resident who was diagnosed with monkeypox has died, marking the first publicly reported death associated with the virus in the…

California billboards warn against moving to Texas by invoking mass shooting

August 26, 2022 6:37 AM Noelia Gonzalez

A controversial billboard campaign in San Francisco and Los Angeles is discouraging Californians from moving to Texas. The controversial billboards…

Biden administration takes step to preserve DACA program

August 25, 2022 6:42 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The Biden administration on Wednesday took another step to try to preserve the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which…

Fabens ISD working on filling gaps from pandemic this school year

August 25, 2022 6:49 AM Brianna Chavez

FABENS, Texas — It’s been “smooth sailing” for one of the smallest district in the county so far this school year. Fabens ISD has almost 2,000…

Uvalde school police chief fired

August 24, 2022 6:27 AM Noelia Gonzalez

UPDATE: In a unanimous vote, the Uvalde School District voted to fire Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo. This is a developing news…

El Paso area school districts have not received “In God We Trust” posters for display in classrooms

August 24, 2022 11:54 AM Rosemary Garcia

EL PASO, Texas – A new Texas law requires Texas schools to display “In God We Trust” posters if they are donated to school districts. …

Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies

August 24, 2022 8:48 AM Associated Press

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A federal judge in Idaho has barred the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies over…

Gov. Greg Abbott declares Dallas-Fort Worth deluge a disaster, freeing up state resources to help in recovery

August 23, 2022 2:22 PM Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a state disaster declaration Tuesday for 23 counties after the Dallas area experienced what he described as the city’s…

Biggest sources of immigrants to Texas

August 22, 2022 10:58 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a ranking of the biggest sources of immigrants to…

Hundreds of flights canceled or delayed at 2 major airports in Dallas-Fort Worth

August 22, 2022 1:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Forrest Brown, CNN Heavy rains in the Dallas-Fort Worth area caused hundreds of flights to be canceled or delayed Monday at the two major airports…