70 missing children recovered from weeks-long multi-county operations
EL PASO, TX – Multiple operations conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Department of Homeland Security have brought home 70…
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At 17, she was her family’s breadwinner on a McDonald’s salary. Now she’s gone into space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A rocket built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin carried its fifth group of passengers to the edge of space, including…
Continue Reading At least 3 people wounded in shooting outside Houston nightclub, police say
By Chuck Johnston, CNN At least three people were shot early Saturday when a suspect opened fire from a U-Haul truck on a parking lot outside a…
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Blue Origin launches 5th tourist flight from West Texas
Van Horn, Texas — Blue Origin’s New Shepard 21 mission, or NS-21, is launching from its West Texas facility in Van Horn this Saturday morning. The…
Continue Reading California drought is pushing Latino farmers and workers to make difficult decisions
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Joe Del Bosque roamed the 2,000 acres of his California farm knowing he couldn’t touch nearly half of the land he’s…
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What we know about the trial for Erika Gaytan’s suspected killer so far on day 4
EL PASO, TX – Prosecutors have provided a glimpse into what happened that fateful Saturday night of July 13, 2019, the date that Erika Gaytan was…
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In battered Uvalde, where a police chief is in hiding, grief gives way to calls for accountability
UVALDE — Everyone in town is waiting to hear from Pete Arredondo. As chief of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police…
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Water reaches the Borderland for 2022 irrigation season
New Mexico — The release of water has reached the Borderland for the 2022 irrigation season. Video captured from around 9 Friday morning near…
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House Speaker Dade Phelan announces legislative committee to investigate Uvalde shooting
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced the creation of a legislative committee to investigate the Uvalde shooting. “The fact we still…
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Lowest-earning counties in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the lowest earning counties in Texas using data from the U.S. Census…
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El Paso police seek information about transgender teen after report she was assaulted
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police are seeking information about a transgender teen named “Tracey” after they were contacted about a report she was…
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Borderland gas prices break records overnight
EL PASO, Texas — Texas gas prices went up overnight, averaging $4.34 a gallon, an $0.08 increase compared to last week. Gas prices are averaging…
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Uvalde school district’s police chief didn’t know about 911 calls coming from inside the school, lawmaker says
A Texas lawmaker said Thursday that the school district police chief in charge of the scene at the Uvalde school shooting last week was not informed…
Continue Reading Uvalde state senator raises questions on whether 911 call information was relayed to shooting incident commander
By Amir Vera, Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan and Chris Boyette, CNN Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez raised questions in a news conference on Thursday…
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Art town close to El Paso makes for quick summer getaway
EL PASO, Texas – Just under two hundred miles east of El Paso, Marfa, Texas, is a small art town with a growing art scene. Marfa is a town with a…
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Governor Abbott calls for immediate school safety review of Texas Public Schools
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott is calling for comprehensive school safety reviews at all Texas public schools. Governor Abbott sent a letter…
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Mourners say goodbye to Uvalde teacher and her husband
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JAY REEVES Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Mourners gathered Wednesday at a Catholic church to say goodbye to Robb…
Continue Reading Uvalde school district police chief declines to answer CNN questions in first public comments in a week
By Aaron Cooper, Shimon Prokupecz and Eric Levenson, CNN Pedro “Pete” Arredondo, the embattled Uvalde school police chief who led the…
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Texas is the #10 state with the most legislation that restricts trans youth
Stacker investigated how laws protect or restrict trans youth in Texas using data from the Transgender Law…
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Blue Origin’s 5th human flight tentatively set for June 4, 2022
EL PASO, Texas — Blue Origin has announced a new launch date for NS-21. The launch is planned for Saturday, June 4 at 7 a.m. MDT. The May 20 launch…
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Uvalde buries 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, the first of many funerals to come
UVALDE, Texas — She had three names joined like charms on a bracelet. Amerie Jo Garza was laid to rest Tuesday before the eyes of God, her broken…
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ABC News reports Uvalde police, school district no longer cooperating with Texas probe of shooting
UVALDE, Texas – ABC News is reporting the Uvalde Police Department and Uvalde ISD police force are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department…
Continue Reading Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas’s social media moderation law
By Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked a sweeping Texas law on Tuesday that restricts the…
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Texas police: School door shut but didn’t lock before attack
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press An exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed by a teacher shortly before a gunman used…
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Riverside High School teacher only one from El Paso selected to serve on task force
EL PASO, Texas – Sergio Estrada is one of 24 Texas teachers selected to join the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Teacher Vacancy Task Force. The task…
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1 dead, 1 in serious condition after shooting in Segundo Barrio
UPDATE: Police confirm one man is dead after shooting in Segundo Barrio Sunday afternoon. Police said the man was 51-years-old, and another female…
Continue Reading A Border Patrol tactical unit killed the Texas gunman. The elite force has played key roles in the US
By Faith Karimi, CNN When gunfire rang out at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, officials from Customs and Border Protection were among…
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Biden heads to Uvalde to meet families of victims from devastating school shooting
CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Sunday will undertake the grimly familiar task of comforting families after another mass shooting,…
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Americas HS Trailblazers headed to Final Four
Lubbock, Texas – Americas High School’s softball team has made it to the Final Four. The Trailblazers beat Flower Mound Marcus 4-1 Saturday morning…
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See how much land in Texas is owned by the federal government
Stacker investigated how much land is owned by the federal government in Texas using data from the Congressional Research…
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