Border backlogs: Beto O’Rourke slams Gov. Abbott’s enhanced safety inspections
EL PASO, Texas – Democratic candidate for Governor Beto O’Rourke will hold a news conference to address Governor Greg Abbott’s enhanced border…
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Gov. Greg Abbott announces deal with a second Mexican governor to halt Texas’ vehicle inspections at the border
Gov. Greg Abbott and Chihuahua Gov. MarÃa Eugenia Campos Galván on Thursday announced a deal that will halt the new commercial vehicle inspections…
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El Paso International Airport operations resume after bomb squad was called due to a suspicious package
UPDATE 6:45 P.M.: Police say the package was deemed non-hazardous, and all roads to the airport are back open. UPDATE – El Paso Police say officers…
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Gov. Abbott announces ‘historic agreement’ to lift border safety inspection at Nuevo León’s port of entry
LAREDO, Texas — Governor Abbott said he reached a ‘historic agreement’ with Nuevo León Governor Samuel Alejandro GarcÃa Sepulveda so that bridge…
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Woman shot in desert area near Montwood in stable condition, investigation continues
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that left one young woman injured on Tuesday. Deputies were called…
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El Paso bridge blockade lifted, Santa Teresa port extending its hours
New Mexico’s Santa Teresa port of entry had seen an increase in northbound commercial vehicle traffic until late Tuesday morning, when Mexican…
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Delays, closures and chaos mount at Texas-Mexico border crossings from new state inspections
EL PASO — Joel Estebane’s commercial truck had already been inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after crossing the bridge…
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Gov. Abbott announces first group of undocumented immigrants bused from Texas to Washington, D.C.
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday morning for the first time that a group of undocumented immigrants was bused by…
Continue Reading Beto O’Rourke knocks Biden for ending Title 42 without a plan to deal with influx of migrants
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke knocked the Biden administration for failing to give border communities a plan for dealing with…
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Texas AG Commissioner calls on Gov. Abbott to end enhanced border inspections; calls policy “catastrophic”
AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on the Governor Greg Abbott to end enhanced safety inspections of commercials trucks at…
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Mexican trucker blockade at El Paso ports of entry stretches into second day
EL PASO, Texas – Blockades continued in Juarez, preventing commercial trucks from crossing into El Paso. Trucks trying to enter Mexico from El Paso…
Continue Reading Border blockades arrive at El Paso ports of entry
EL PASO, Texas – Mexican truckers are blocking the commercial lanes at the Ysleta Port of Entry. Channel 44 reports the truckers are upset over…
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International trade halted at Texas border crossing as truckers protest Greg Abbott’s new inspections
Commercial traffic at a key South Texas border crossing has stopped after Mexican truckers on Monday blocked north- and southbound lanes on the…
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Two drivers fled the scene of fiery multi-vehicle crash at I-10 and Hawkins
Update (4/11) – El Paso police say two drivers ran from the scene of a fatal multi-vehicle crash. Their identities remain unknown. Investigators say…
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Gov. Abbott speaks at Border Sheriff’s Coalition meeting in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the Border Sheriff’s Coalition Spring Meeting in El Paso Monday. Gov. Abbott discussed the…
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Few Mexicans vote on whether president stays or goes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fewer than two of every 10 eligible Mexican voters bothered to cast ballots Sunday on whether their popular president should end…
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Fort Bliss open to the general public
As of April 4th, 2022, those who are not affiliated with Fort Bliss will be able to obtain a 12 month recreational pass. The pass grants the general…
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Mexico to hold first presidential recall election in nation’s history
CD. JUAREZ, Chihuahua – This weekend, a recall election will be held to decide Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s fate. This type…
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Four stash house busts, net 53 migrants, in a busy 24-hour period in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – As many as 53 migrants were taken into custody in a series of stash house busts in a busy 24-hour period. The following busts were…
Continue Reading El Paso’s federal lawmakers weigh in on border situation before Title 42 expulsions are lifted
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s lawmakers weigh in on the high number of migrant encounters on the southwest border just as the federal government is…
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Region braces for deeper drought, less Rio Grande water for farming
Another spring, the same dry riverbed. In previous years, water would begin to flow in the Rio Grande in springtime, released from storage from…
Continue Reading Governor Abbott announces sending immigrants to Washington, D.C. to deter illegal immigration; immigrants must volunteer to go
Weslaco, TX — Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced directives to deter the smuggling of migrants across the US / Mexico border and he says the state…
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YISD making it easier for students, teachers to access mental health resources
EL PASO, Texas – Officials at the Ysleta Independent School District announced a new partnership that would make it easier for students and staff…
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Experts say end to Title 42 could trigger surge
EL PASO, Texas-The Biden Administration is ending Title 42, a CDC directive that gives Border Patrol Agents the power to expel migrants seeking…
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National Border Patrol Council to hold briefing on southern border
Editor’s Note: The news conference is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m. WASHINGTON — Representatives from National Border Patrol Council will hold a…
Continue Reading Five live parrots intercepted at Paso Del Norte bridge
EL PASO, Texas – Five live parrots hidden in a shoebox were intercepted on March 30 at the Paso Del Norte international crossing. Customs and…
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County Commissioners to discuss building El Paso’s own version of the ‘X’ sculpture in Ascarate Park
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners Court will be discussing building a massive, new art sculpture at Ascarate Park. This item was placed…
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Meet El Paso’s new fire marshal
El Paso, TEXAS — The El Paso Fire Department has a new fire marshal. Last month, Jared Knotts graduated as a peace officer as part of the El Paso…
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CDC will end Title 42 on May 23, says ‘no longer necessary’
WASHINGTON (AP) —  The Centers for Disease Control says it’s ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread…
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El Paso Sheriff’s Office identifies man Border Patrol says tried to drive across Rio Grande
UPDATE (03/31) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office released the mug shot of the man Border Patrol arrested for trying to drive across the Rio…
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