Brittney Griner begins transfer to Russian penal colony, attorneys say
By Abby Phillip and Rhea Mogul, CNN US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner is being moved to a Russian penal colony where she is due to…
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Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke loses race to Governor Greg Abbott, ends election day in El Paso
UPDATE: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) wins re-election, projects ABC News. EL PASO, Texas — Democratic candidate for Governor of Texas Beto…
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Officer shot during active shooter training at Texas elementary school, police say
FOREST HILL, Texas (KTVT) — A Sansom Park police officer is in critical condition after reportedly getting shot during an active shooter…
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14-year-old shot in lower valley, 16-year-old taken into custody
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a 16-year-old was taken into custody after shooting at two teenagers who were walking home Tuesday night. A…
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Covert contamination: when organizations have failed to notify the public of drinking water issues in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of organizations that failed to notify the public of contaminated drinking water in Texas data from the…
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“I’m so scared”: 911 recordings reveal fear and urgency of those trapped in Uvalde elementary school
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story included incorrect details of a request to check the classroom of teacher Eva Mireles early in the…
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Best-performing Texas stocks last week
Stacker compiled a list of the best performing stocks in Texas last week using data from IEX…
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Most common fast food chains in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the most common chain restaurants in Texas using data from the Friendly City Lab at Georgia…
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Tony Gonzales becomes first major Republican to call for DPS Director Steve McCraw to resign
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents Uvalde, on Thursday became the first major Republican to call for the resignation of Steve McCraw, the…
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Texas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde school shooting
Weeks after Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said he would resign if his troopers had “any culpability” in the botched…
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Smugglers attempt to conceal migrants in bed of dump truck
COTULLA, Texas — Authorities say a dump truck driver is in custody after a human smuggling attempt was busted in Texas. The dozens of migrants,…
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NM Attorney General: New Mexico, Texas and Colorado reach “historic agreement” over the waters of the Rio Grande
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — After a nearly decade-long battle, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has announced a “historic agreement”…
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Your Voice, Your Vote: November 2022 General Election Voter Guide
EL PASO, Texas — Election Day is November 8, 2022. El Paso County: Early voting in El Paso is between Monday, Oct. 24 to Friday, Nov. 4. For early…
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Record fish caught in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of fishing records in Texas from Land Big…
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Texas attorney general turns down El Paso DA’s request for help prosecuting Walmart case, El Paso Inc reports
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas attorney general won’t help prosecute the Walmart shooting case, turning down a request from El Paso’s district attorney,…
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Greg Abbott widens lead over Beto O’Rourke with likely voters in latest UT poll
Gov. Greg Abbott leads Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke by 11 percentage points with three days until early voting starts for the election,…
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What manufacturing workers make in Texas
Get It Made compiled statistics on manufacturing pay in Texas using data from the Bureau of Labor…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Officer being investigated over Uvalde response gave order to delay classroom breach
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN A Texas state police captain tried to delay a law enforcement team entering the…
Continue Reading Texas sues Google over alleged ‘indiscriminate’ biometric data collection
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google on Thursday, alleging the tech giant had violated the state’s…
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El Paso doctors warn of triple threat this flu season
EL PASO, Texas — With Influenza season in full force, doctors are preparing for a possible severe flu season. Local El Paso doctors are warning of…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ian-damaged cars in Texas car lots
TEXAS, El Paso – Over 400,000 water-damaged cars were already on the road nationwide before hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, according to…
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Experts are pointing to an early flu season this year
EL PASO, Texas – Health officials are becoming increasingly concerned about this year’s flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Texas…
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Texas students to be sent home with ID kits designed to collect DNA and fingerprints
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Heads up, parents. Over the next few weeks, Texas public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade will be coming…
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Watch: Gov. Abbott holds news conference on fentanyl crisis
WACO, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott will hold a news conference following a roundtable with state and local law enforcement on the state’s fight…
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New government report shows 1 out of every 4 noncitizen families did not report to immigration officials
EL PASO, Texas — A new report from the United States Government Accountability Office shows that one out of every four noncitizen families did not…
Continue Reading Biden admin has been in touch with Russia in recent days as part of efforts to secure Griner and Whelan’s release
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration has had communications with Russia to try and secure the release of Brittney…
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Fred Loya El Paso Christmas Lights Show might return this year
EL PASO, Texas — The light show at Fred Loya’s home is the destination for thousands of El Pasoans every year. This year, things may be a…
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Texas has 348 districts with slow internet – here are the 10 slowest
Stacker investigated school districts with slow internet in Texas using data from Connect…
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Borderland residents mourn loss of Socorro High grad who went on to become a Dallas Police Officer
El PASO, Texas– The Borderland is mourning the loss of a hometown hero killed in a car crash while on his way to work. Jacob Arellano was looked on…
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Venezuelan migrants, lawmakers react to policy change for Venezuelans
EL PASO, Texas — On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced multiple actions that they say would help reduce the number of people…
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