EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Bel Air High School has a new principal. Ysleta Independent School District announced that appointment of James McIntyre as the new principal for Bel Air High, starting…
Border Report – Taxing remittances ‘could lead to more migration’
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The president of Mexico is urging U.S. lawmakers to exempt her country from a controversial tax on international money transfers the House approved last week. The…
KTSM News – 6 people hurt in multi-vehicle crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Six people were injured and transported to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon, May 27 in El Paso’s Lower Valley, an El Paso Fire spokesman…
Texas Monthly – Texas oil companies face new deadlines to plug inactive wells
Senate Bill 1150, which is on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott, is a rare example of the Texas Legislature regulating the state’s oil and gas industry. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas House OKs bill to allow smaller homes on smaller lots amid housing affordability crunch
Senate Bill 15, a top priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, is part of a broad push by state lawmakers to put a dent in the state’s high home prices. Read: Read…
Border Report – Smuggler sentenced after high-speed chase through South Texas border town
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A man found guilty of human smuggling has been sentenced to almost four years in prison after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase through a South…
Border Report – Maine posts record high border arrests, CBP says
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — At a time when apprehensions along the Southwest border are at historic lows, arrests on the northern border in Maine are at historic highs, U.S. Customs and…
KTSM News – UMC opens 1st urgent care clinic in far East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) opened its first-ever urgent care clinic on Tuesday, May 27. The UMC Urgent Care-Eastlake is located at 12261-C Eastlake Blvd. UMC said…
Border Report – FEMA opens disaster centers for South Texas residents affected by historic flooding
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday opened disaster centers on the South Texas border to help residents affected by flooding nearly two months ago. The centers…
Border Report – Inside Border Patrol’s fentanyl-sniffing K-9 unit
(NewsNation) — Man’s best friend is joining America’s fight against the deadliest drug the nation has ever seen. For the first time ever, Border Patrol K-9s are being trained to detect fentanyl….