Some Texas & Borderland students may skip STAAR tests this year
EL PASO, Texas — Parents, in the Borderland and across Texas, of elementary and middle schoolers in virtual learning who don’t want their children…
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Texas Gov. Abbott says Biden border approach created ‘open season’ for human traffickers
WESLACO, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking in Weslaco on Thursday, said, “The Biden Administration’s open border policies have created an…
Continue Reading Meet Rusty: He has spent half of his dog life in a Texas animal shelter
WACO, Texas — A dog in Waco has done a lot of living in his two short years on Earth. The latest twist? An adoption that lasted less than 24…
Continue Reading How will New Mexico’s marijuana legalization impact Texas? Border community police chief concerned
ANTHONY, Texas — It may be April Fools Day, but legalizing marijuana in the neighboring state of New Mexico is no joke. In a special session on…
Continue Reading Texas Senate advances bill with new voter restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Senate advanced a far-reaching elections bill early Thursday with several provisions placing new restrictions…
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Texas Highway Patrol trooper dies after being shot trying to help a driver
WACO, Texas — After being shot in the line of duty last week, a Texas state trooper has now died, according to a statement from the Texas…
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More money now available in Texas rent relief program
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds of thousands of surveyed Texas residents are behind on rent payments, according to the latest Household Pulse…
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NCAA Final 4 is set: Gonzaga, Baylor, Houston & UCLA
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Gonzaga’s countdown to perfection has ticked to two. The Bulldogs are back in the Final Four, two wins from becoming the…
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Texas Senate approves legislation banning most abortions in a test to Roe v. Wade
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state Senate on Tuesday approved five bills restricting access to abortion, including a priority measure that could ban…
Continue Reading 2 former Texas sheriff’s deputies indicted in connection with Javier Ambler’s death
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas grand jury indicted two former Williamson County deputies Monday in connection with the death of Javier Ambler II, a…
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Texas’ Covid-19 death toll nears 50,000 – 3rd highest in nation
AUSTIN, Texas — The number of people with Covid-19 who have died in Texas is edging close to 50,000, the third-highest death toll in…
Continue Reading Children sleeping on mats in overcrowded plastic pods: Inside a Texas facility on the U.S.-Mexico border
DONNA, Texas — Children lying side by side in plastic-lined pods. Shelves stocked with supplies, including baby bottles and diapers. Girls…
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Journalists observe over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility
DONNA, Texas — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant…
Continue Reading Texas trooper shot in line of duty to make ‘final sacrifice’ – will be taken off life support to donate organs
WACO, Texas — A Texas state trooper and married father of four children, who remains hospitalized after being shot while in the line of duty, “no…
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State of Texas launches vaccine appointment scheduler as eligibility widens to 22 million adults
AUSTIN, Texas — All people 16 and older are now eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine in Texas. The state has joined several others in opening…
Continue Reading Caught on video: SpaceX Mars rocket prototype again explodes during Texas test flight
BOCA CHICA, Texas — An experimental SpaceX rocket exploded at the end of a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, but heavy fog at the site left…
Continue Reading Texas now making virus vaccines available to all adults
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Monday began making Covid-19 vaccines available to anyone who wants one. Texas becomes the most populous U.S.…
Continue Reading Failed Nevada GOP congressional candidate pushes back on claims he turned up twang in new Texas run
As a congressional candidate last year in Nevada, Dan Rodimer pitched himself as “a small business man, a family man, living in the…
Continue Reading Botham Jean boulevard officially unveiled in Dallas
DALLAS (KTVT) — Botham Jean Boulevard was officially unveiled on Saturday as a way to honor the man who was tragically killed in his own…
Continue Reading Teen girl abducted by sex offender in Texas is believed to be in ‘extreme danger’
RAINS COUNTY, Texas — A teenage girl in Texas has been abducted by a registered sex offender and is in “extreme danger,” according…
Continue Reading 1 million vaccine doses headed to Texas as state prepares to expand eligibility
EL PASO, Texas — Starting Monday, anyone 16 years and older will be able to register for the Covid-19 vaccine in the state of Texas. Coinciding…
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Texas UPS drivers threw a birthday parade for their co-worker recovering from Covid-19
MIDLAND, Texas — A UPS employee had quite the birthday celebration this week — but he almost didn’t live to see it. William Torres…
Continue Reading Sens. Cruz, Cornyn to Lead Senate Delegation to Texas-Mexico Border
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the immigration influx, U.S. Republican Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are leading a tour with a senate…
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Lawmakers spotlight border crisis during dueling trips to Texas
Two separate groups of lawmakers are traveling to Texas on Friday to spotlight the surge of unaccompanied children crossing the US-Mexico border in…
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At least 111 people died from the winter storm that hit Texas in February
The number of people reported dead in the aftermath of winter storms that pummeled Texas in February now stands at 111, according to the Texas…
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Texas officials raise death toll of February storm and blackouts to at least 111 people, nearly doubling initial tally
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) –Texas officials have raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people. That’s nearly…
Continue Reading President Biden says Fort Bliss approved to hold 5,000 beds for unaccompanied migrant children
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in his first press conference Thursday said Fort Bliss has been approved to hold 5,000 beds for unaccompanied…
Continue Reading Biden administration prepares to activate 2 military sites in Texas for migrant children
The Biden administration is setting up two more emergency intake sites that combined will provide more than 5,000 beds to accommodate migrant…
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An inside look at an unaccompanied migrant children shelter in south Texas
CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas — New images were made public of an unaccompanied migrant shelter run by the Department of Health and Human Services…
Continue Reading Health experts still fighting vaccine hesitancy as eligibility expands
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As the state of Texas expands vaccine eligibility, health experts are hoping more people will opt to get the COVID-19…
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