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Jury selection begins in trial of Dallas officer charged with shooting neighbor in his own apartment

September 6, 2019 1:42 PM KVIA ABC-7

The jury selection process is beginning in the trial of a white former Dallas police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man in his own…

Texas country singer Kylie Rae Harris killed in New Mexico car crash

September 5, 2019 10:00 PM KVIA ABC-7

Kylie Rae Harris, a rising country singer from Texas, died in a car accident in New Mexico, Alex Torrez, the CEO of her management company, Torrez…

‘We never forget our roots’: Dallas-area Eastwood grads excited for Plano game

September 5, 2019 4:33 PM KVIA ABC-7

For some, being far away from home can be tough, but for three educators living in Garland it was especially hard following the mass shooting at an…

Social media post falsely claims Odessa shooter was a Beto O’Rourke campaign supporter

September 5, 2019 3:45 PM KVIA ABC-7

Minutes after media outlets identified the gunman who killed seven people in west Texas, a Twitter account that may be automated began spreading…

Feds search home linked to gun used in Midland-Odessa mass shooting

September 5, 2019 1:00 PM KVIA ABC-7

Federal law enforcement officials say ATF agents have executed a search warrant at the Lubbock home of a man they believe was involved in the…

Texas Gov. Abbott issues 8 executive orders in response to recent mass shootings

September 5, 2019 12:56 PM KVIA ABC-7

Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday issued eight executive orders in response to the El Paso and Odessa-Midland mass shootings that happened just weeks…

Texas execution: Billy Jack Crutsinger killed mom, daughter and then drove their Cadillac to a bar

September 5, 2019 10:39 AM KVIA ABC-7

A Texas death row inmate was executed Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing an 89-year-old woman and her daughter more than 16 years ago in their…

Texas lawmakers ask governor for immediate votes on new gun laws, but Abbott says no

September 5, 2019 10:21 AM KVIA ABC-7

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday afternoon rejected calls made by Democratic lawmakers earlier in the day for immediate votes on new gun…

The Eastwood vs. Plano football game: Here is everything you need to know

September 4, 2019 8:38 PM KVIA ABC-7

The Eastwood High School football team has arrived in Dallas ahead of their game Thursday. The Troopers will take on the Plano Senior High Wildcats.…

El Paso city leaders push for reversal of cancelled Eastwood vs. Plano game

August 30, 2019 7:00 PM KVIA ABC-7

It’s game on for the Eastwood Troopers as they go up against the Plano Senior Wildcats next week. Just a day after the Plano School District…

Abbott holds first meeting of terrorism panel

August 30, 2019 5:05 PM KVIA ABC-7

Texas Governor Greg Abbott held the first meeting of his new Terrorism Task Force Friday in Austin. The task force was created in the wake of the El…

Tickets for Eastwood vs. Plano game on sale now

August 30, 2019 9:31 AM KVIA ABC-7

The Ysleta Independent School District has announced that tickets for the upcoming Eastwood High vs. Plano Senior High football game are on sale at…

Governor Abbott says ‘mistakes were made’ with Aug. 2 fundraising letter

August 30, 2019 8:57 AM KVIA ABC-7

Texas Governor Gregg Abbott is back in the Borderland to talk safety measures with law enforcement officials, as well as with survivors of the August…

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies permit for medical waste facility in Lower Valley

August 28, 2019 6:54 PM KVIA ABC-7

Homeowners in a Lower Valley neighborhood near the Old Ysleta Mission are claiming a victory now that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality…