Blue Origin brings space tourism to quiet town of Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — For years, the official letterhead for the small town of Van Horn, tucked neatly among the foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains,…
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6th Texas House Democrat tests positive for Covid in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– One additional Texas House Democrat has now tested positive for Covid-19 while in the nation’s capital. Nearly 60 lawmakers are in…
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Abbott to unveil plan restricting transition medical care for transgender kids
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday he was preparing to take action to restrict transition-related medical care for transgender children…
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6 injured in a Texas home explosion that damaged 2 other houses
By Raja Razek, CNN Six people were injured due to a home explosion in Plano, Texas, that also damaged two other homes, according to Plano Fire-Rescue…
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Blue Origin ‘ready’ for Tuesday’s space launch near Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — It’s all systems “go” for Blue Origin’s lift off into space on Tuesday morning. New Shepard’s flight director gave his seal of…
Continue Reading Suspected gunman and 2 others killed in shooting at a Houston motel, police say
By Madeline Holcombe and Joe Sutton, CNN A shooting at a Houston motel Sunday night left two people and a suspected gunman dead and two others…
Continue Reading How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos will soar into space from Van Horn
VAN HORN, Texas — When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. No test pilots or flight…
Continue Reading 5 Texas Democrats who fled elections bill vote now have Covid
WASHINGTON, DC — Five Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives who traveled to Washington D.C. last week have now tested positive…
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Dozens treated after chemical leak at Texas water park
HOUSTON, Texas — Authorities say a chemical leak at a Houston-area water park has left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory…
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Fort Hancock woman killed, Tornillo man hurt in I-10 frontage road crash
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — A Hudspeth County woman was killed and an El Paso County truck driver injured in a crash along a frontage road to Interstate…
Continue Reading 3 Texas House Democrats test positive for Covid-19 in Washington, DC
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Three Texas state House Democrats who traveled to Washington, DC, this week have tested positive for Covid-19, The Texas House…
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Culberson County Airport braces for heavy flight load due to Bezos space voyage
VAN HORN, Texas — The Culberson County Airport near Van Horn is bustling with activity as the launch of the Blue Origin rocket is just days away.…
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STAAR tests show nearly 1 million Texas students are a grade behind in math skills
EL PASO, Texas– All across Texas, parents, students and teachers are gearing up for what will be the first full year of in person education post…
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Federal judge in Texas blocks new DACA applications as illegal
HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program shielding certain…
Continue Reading CDC investigating monkeypox case in Dallas in traveler from Nigeria
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials in Dallas said Friday they are investigating a case…
Continue Reading X-ray on trailer at Sierra Blanca checkpoint finds 74 smuggled migrants
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — A recent x-ray taken of a large travel trailer has once again exposed the reality of human smuggling at the Texas-Mexico…
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Gunman caught in west Texas standoff that killed 1, hurt 4
LEVELLAND, Texas — Authorities captured the suspect late Thursday following an hours-long police standoff where one officer was killed and four…
Continue Reading What’s in the restrictive voting bills being pushed by Texas GOP lawmakers?
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Democrats’ dramatic trip to Washington, DC, this week stemmed from uniform opposition to two voting bills being…
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Van Horn hotel rooms fill up ahead of Bezos’ space launch
VAN HORN, Texas — The countdown is on for the launch of the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket, which will be headed to space with billionaire Jeff…
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18-year-old student is final crew member for Blue Origin’s Van Horn space flight
VAN HORN, Texas — Blue Origin revealed Thursday that the fourth member of its first crewed flight will be the youngest person ever to fly to…
Continue Reading Austin unveils stricter virus precautions due to Delta variant, surging cases
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin city and Travis County public health officials on Thursday raised their coronavirus risk-based guidelines to Stage…
Continue Reading Manchin meets with Moody, Texas Dems on federal voting rights
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a key vote in the effort to pass federal voting rights legislation, on Thursday said he and a group of…
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Beto O’Rourke raises $500k to help pay for Texas Dems in DC
WASHINGTON, DC — As Texas House Democrats settle in for a potentially weekslong stay in the nation’s capital, one question is becoming…
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El Paso’s Moody stripped of speaker pro tem title due to Texas House Dems walkout
AUSTIN, Texas — El Paso Democrat Joe Moody was stripped of his position as speaker pro tem of the Texas House on Thursday in the first…
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With moratorium set to expire, are evictions in Texas about to increase?
DALLAS, Texas — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration…
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Texas Dems in DC push Congress to pass federal voting law
WASHINGTON, DC — Democratic state lawmakers from Texas said Wednesday that they are on Capitol Hill to drum up support for federal voting rights…
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Cornyn, Cruz speak out amid order coming on border health limits
WASHINGTON, DC — Republican U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas joined a group of several of other GOP senators on Wednesday in blasting…
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Woman accused of aiding in Vanessa Guillen’s death indicted by grand jury
FORT HOOD, Texas — A woman accused of helping Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen’s suspected killer dismember and dispose of Guillen’s body last…
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El Paso’s Blanco among 9 no-shows as Texas Senate passes voting restrictions bill
AUSTIN, Texas — As Democrats fled the state to avoid voting on a GOP priority elections bill that would restrict voting rights in the state, the…
Continue Reading Feds arrest 5 family members from Texas in new US Capitol riot case
By Hannah Rabinowitz Five members of a Texas family were arrested on Tuesday for entering the US Capitol together during the January 6 insurrection.…
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