13 University of Texas football players test positive for virus
AUSTIN, Texas — Just four days after University of Texas at Austin began voluntary summer workouts for the football team, school officials confirmed…
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UIL temporarily lifts ban on live broadcasts of Friday night high school football games
EL PASO, Texas — The University Interscholastic League legislative council has lifted the ban for Friday night live broadcasts of Texas high school…
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YISD becomes latest to adopt ‘year-round’ school calendar
EL PASO, Texas— The Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees On Wednesday evening Became the latest El Paso County school system to…
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UTEP football players return to campus for voluntary workouts
EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners began the process this week of trying to get back to football during the era of Covid-19. Monday, members of the…
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EPISD moves to change Robert E. Lee school name, adopts year-round school calendar
EL PASO, Texas — As controversial monuments and other signs of the Confederacy are removed across the country to reduce obstacles to racial harmony,…
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1st social-distancing practice day for some Borderland high school athletes
(Editor’s note: ABC-7 erroneously reported earlier that practices were ending after the first day in the SISD system due to virus concerns. This was…
Continue Reading University of Texas president to meet with students on athletes’ demands
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The interim president of the University of Texas said Monday he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of…
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New Mexico school closures, online learning may have set students back by months
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After New Mexico’s governor ordered the closure of schools to prevent the spread of Covid-19, less than half of the state’s…
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Socorro ISD to start 2020-2021 school year with online learning, staggered classroom returns
EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District has released plans to bring students back for the 2020-2021 school year while adhering to…
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SISD teacher’s aide arrested on child sex charges
EL PASO, Texas — A teacher’s aide in the Socorro Independent School District has been arrested on child sex charges, sheriff’s office and school…
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YISD history teacher is only from El Paso recognized as among the best in Texas
EL PASO, Texas — A teacher with Ysleta Independent School District has earned some statewide recognition. Eastwood Knolls International School…
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Whataburger gives $1 million to fund minority student scholarships in honor of George Floyd
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Citing the recent death of George Floyd, Whataburger announced Wednesday that the company would be donating $1 million to a…
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EPCC trustee says dad has now died of virus too on day his wife was to be laid to rest
EL PASO, Texas — An elected member of the El Paso Community College Board of Trustees who lost her mother to Covid-19 last month, has now lost…
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Canutillo ISD approves ‘year-round’ school calendar with shortened summer vacation
CANUTILLO, Texas — The Canutillo Independent School District at a special board meeting on Tuesday decided to make a considerable change to how…
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‘Graduation tickets not for sale’: EPISD issues warning about graduation ticket scam
EL PASO, Texas — Parents, family and friends of 2020 graduates are being warned about scams that claim to have tickets for sale for the El Paso…
Continue Reading Name change considered for Robert E. Lee Elementary School in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — As controversial monuments, specifically Confederate monuments, are being removed across the country as a response to the death of…
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School meals will continue this summer for El Paso kids who rely on those
EL PASO, Texas — School districts in the El Paso area have been ramping up their nutrition service departments since the Covid-19 pandemic to make…
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‘I am in shock’: Fabens seniors pose for group graduation photo without social distancing or masks
FABENS, Texas — May graduations have been canceled to prevent the spread of Covid-19, but one photo surfacing on social media shows seniors at…
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El Paso partnership with UTEP, TTHSC may add capacity to process 1,000 virus tests a day
EL PASO, Texas — Â With El Paso City Council approving a partnership with UTEP and Texas Tech Health Science Center, officials soon expect the wait…
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‘Always there for each other’: Border Patrol stages emotional El Paso graduation parade
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has covered numerous birthday and graduation parades throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps none more emotional…
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Culinary arts students allowed back on El Paso Community College campus
EL PASO, Texas — As thousands of students in El Paso and southern New Mexico end the school year without returning to the classroom, administrators…
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El Paso kindergarten class has special graduation ceremony
EL PASO, Texas — Like many classes all over the country, teacher Leslie Borak’s kindergarten students were sent home early and had not been able to…
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Cliff Tucker Memorial Basketball Tourney scratched due to pandemic, but scholarship fund continues
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been nearly two years since former Chapin High School star athlete Cliff Tucker was killed in a crash on Memorial Day 2018.…
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Sunday Moment: ‘I wish I can hug you and tell you thank you,’ El Paso 2nd grader writes letter to his teacher during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Covid-19 put a halt to many college and high school graduations this year, but it’s not only high school and college seniors who…
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Canutillo seniors able to walk across stage, maintain social distance during graduation
CANUTILLO, Texas — More than 400 Canutillo High School seniors walked across the stage this weekend for the 2020 commencement ceremony while…
Continue Reading EPCC trustee says mom has died, dad in ICU due to virus; makes emotional plea to avoid gatherings
EL PASO, Texas — An elected member of the El Paso Community College Board of Trustees put out an urgent and highly emotional public plea…
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UTEP AD Jim Senter talks possible return to workouts for student athletes & fans attending football games
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7’s Adrian Ochoa spoke with UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter about the impact to UTEP sports during the coronavirus pandemic.…
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EPISD now sets outdoor graduation ceremonies for class of 2020
EL PASO, Texas — After suffering a setback when state officials pulled the plug on plans for commencement ceremonies to be held inside UTEP’s Don…
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Unsung school cafeteria heroes push on through pandemic, feed 60,000 El Paso students weekly
EL PASO, Texas — Monday, Wednesday and Friday, El Paso Independent School District cafeteria employees wake up early to hit the…
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LCPS drive-thru celebration for high school seniors to be ‘remembered forever’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A unique celebration for high school seniors across Las Cruces during an unprecedented time. Las Cruces Public Schools…
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