At least 10 dead as van carrying migrants crashes in Texas
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Investigators say an overloaded van carrying 29 migrants has crashed on a remote South Texas highway, killing at…
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Scherzer Ks 10 in debut, Dodgers hit 4 HRs to beat Astros
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out 10 in his Dodgers debut and got plenty of offensive support as Los Angeles…
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Dallas firefighter allegedly faked his family’s Covid-19 diagnoses and took paid leave to go to a resort
By Ashley Killough and Amir Vera, CNN A Dallas firefighter was charged with theft after allegedly taking paid leave for nearly a month while lying…
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Delta variant wave wiping out Texas’ pandemic progress
AUSTIN, Texas — The rates of new Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are showing steeper increases than past surges, state health officials…
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11 migrants dead, 20 hurt as van flips over in Rio Grande Valley
ENCINO, Texas — Eleven people were dead and roughly 20 others injured when an overloaded van carrying migrants crashed and flipped over in the Rio…
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El Paso mayor, county judge urge Abbott to allow schools to mandate masks
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, imploring him…
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2 years after Walmart mass shooting, El Paso leaders see inaction and betrayal by Texas officials
BY ANGELA KOCHERGA, EL PASO MATTERS EL PASO, Texas — Days before its official unveiling on Tuesday, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego walked…
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El Paso federal judge blocks migrant stops by Texas troopers
UPDATE, Aug. 3: A federal judge in El Paso on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from carrying out…
Continue Reading This Texas city has a relatively high vaccination rate, but it’s still fighting to get shots in arms amid rising cases
By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and Dakin Andone, CNN When Camila Fortuna went with her mother last week to a mobile veterinary clinic in Austin,…
Continue Reading Man arrested in Houston road rage killing
By Keith Allen, CNN The man suspected of fatally shooting a 17-year-old who was a passenger in a vehicle on the way home from a Houston Astros…
Continue Reading Texas & Florida had 1/3 of all U.S. Covid-19 cases in past week
As stricter rules and mask mandates return, frustration is building particularly among those who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus. CNN’s Dan…
Continue Reading New Texas law allows parents to withhold their child from advancing to the next grade level in school
EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 1697, which gives parents the ability to withhold their child from advancing to…
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Beto O’Rourke says Texas offers Americans a stark history lesson
RELATED STORY: Willie Nelson, Beto O’Rourke rally with hundreds for voting rights at Texas Capitol (Editor’s note: Beto O’Rourke is an El Paso…
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Willie Nelson, Beto O’Rourke rally with hundreds for voting rights at Texas Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of people packed the steps of the Texas Capitol on Saturday at a protest rally to make the end of a four-day march in…
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Video shows Texas sheriff’s deputy on top of teen and then detaining mother during police encounter
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Video taken by a family member shows a Kaufman County sheriff’s deputy on top of an 18-year-old woman, and then…
Continue Reading Blue Origin protest of NASA’s SpaceX moon contract denied
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA returns humans to the moon, SpaceX will build the vehicle to land the first woman and next man on the lunar…
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Biden resumes fast-track deportations of migrants from Texas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The Biden administration has resumed fast-track deportation flights of undocumented immigrants, Department of Homeland…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Are evictions in Texas about to increase?
DALLAS,Texas — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration…
Continue Reading U.S. Attorney General threatens to sue Texas governor over order targeting migrants
WASHINGTON, DC. — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order…
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Iowa taxpayers to pay $200,000 to send their state troopers to Texas border
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said this week that it’s likely Iowa taxpayers will pay the cost of sending 28 Iowa Department of…
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Beto O’ Rourke continues journey with prominent bishop, Willie Nelson on 30-mile Texas voting march
UPDATE, July 29: AUSTIN, Texas — Church leaders and former Democratic El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke continued leading a nearly 30-mile…
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Cowboys’ Prescott out of training camp with shoulder strain
OXNARD, California — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was listed Thursday as day-to-day because of a right shoulder strain after leaving…
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SEC votes to invite Texas & Oklahoma to join league
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Southeastern Conference university presidents voted Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to the league and create a 16-team…
Continue Reading Congressional committee holds hearing on Texas voting rights
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House Oversight and Reform’s Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee held a hearing regarding voting bills in…
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ZZ Top’s bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies in Texas at age 72
HOUSTON, Texas — ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues trio’s bearded figures, his died at the age of 72. ABC affiliate KTRK reported…
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At least 2 dead and dozens injured after an acetic acid leak at a facility near Houston
LA PORTE, Texas — At least two people were killed and dozens were injured after an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility near La…
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Gov. Abbott orders Texas National Guard to help with migrant arrests at border
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas National Guard deployment along the U.S.-Mexico border will start helping troopers make arrests, Republican Gov. Greg…
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Republican Jake Ellzey has won a U.S. House seat in Texas over a Trump-backed rival
ARLINGTON, Texas — Republican Jake Ellzey of Texas won a U.S. House seat on Tuesday night over rival backed by Donald Trump, dealing the former…
Continue Reading Big 12’s Texas, Oklahoma make formal request to join SEC
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Texas and Oklahoma made a request Tuesday to join the Southeastern Conference — in 2025 —- with SEC Commissioner Greg…
Continue Reading Trump snubs Bush by endorsing Paxton in Texas AG race
By Jamie Gangel and Chandelis Duster, CNN Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his bid for re-election,…
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