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• Meet Rep. Andrew Murr, the Hill Country rancher trying to impeach Texas AG Ken Paxton

  27-05-2023 02:16 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Texas Rep. Andrew Murr, a five-term House Republican, quietly launched an investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's alleged misdeeds.      
  
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• Will Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton be impeached? Here's what we know.

  27-05-2023 00:20 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  It remains uncertain if there's enough Republican support in the House to approve the impeachment articles.      
  
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• Why is Ken Paxton being impeached? Read the 20 charges against him and Texas AG's response

  27-05-2023 00:18 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  Read the 20 articles of impeachment, otherwise known as charges, that Ken Paxton is facing.      
  
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• Crash claims lives of El Paso couple: Woman thrown onto highway, struck by motorcycle

  26-05-2023 23:40 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A couple died in a crash Thursday night involving multiple motorcycles on the border highway in South El Paso.      
  
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• Texas biennium budget bill grows to $321 billion with tax relief, border spending plans

  26-05-2023 23:12 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  More than 1,000 pages detail the Legislature's funding priorities for the biennium, including $5B for new energy plants and $17.6B in property tax relief.      
  
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• Why are people boycotting Target? Retailer's hostile backlash over Pride merch explained

  26-05-2023 17:08 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Target is removing some items and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise after intense backlash from some shoppers ahead of Pride month.      
  
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• Bill banning people from 'hostile nations' from buying Texas land dies in the House

  26-05-2023 11:48 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The legislation could not overcome opponents' description of it as an attack on "the American dream."      
  
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• House panel recommends impeaching Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton amid allegations

  26-05-2023 05:14 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The recommendation by the House investigations committee caps a dramatic few days inside the Texas Capitol.      
  
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• US Rep. Veronica Escobar unveils bipartisan immigration plan

  25-05-2023 22:55 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar unveiled bipartisan border legislation that would offer legal pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.      
  
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• Hundreds honor the 21 Uvalde victims during a candlelight vigil one year after shooting

  25-05-2023 22:44 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  On May 24, 2022, 19 fourth graders and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.      
  
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• Makeshift memorial is created for Dante Luna, an Eastwood senior that died in a crash

  25-05-2023 20:33 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Friends and family members of Dante Luna, an Eastwood High School senior that died in a single-vehicle crash, create a makeshift memorial at the intersection of the accident on Montwood Drive next to Catnip Street.      
  
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• Woman arrested after video captures dumpster fire ignited at Texas AG Ken Paxton's office

  25-05-2023 20:29 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The dumpster fire may have been started unintentionally, the Texas Attorney General's office said after a preliminary investigation.      
  
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• New England Patriots airplane spotted at El Paso International Airport

  25-05-2023 20:18 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The New England Patriots airplane was spotted at El Paso International Airport Thursday morning.      
  
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• Will Texas create a new border police force? Senate OKs bill; House to review proposal.

  25-05-2023 19:17 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Under the bill's Senate version, commissioned peace officers would be allowed to make arrests with non-commissioned personnel serving in support roles      
  
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• Low gasoline prices? Circle K El Paso offering fuel promotion 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday

  25-05-2023 18:29 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Might want to wait to put gas until Thursday. Circle K will offer a discount at the pump Find out more.      
  
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• Woman convicted of leading a migrant smuggling ring in El Paso sentenced to prison

  25-05-2023 16:18 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A woman was sentenced to prison after being convicted of leading a human smuggling ring that transported over 100 migrants from El Paso to Dallas.      
  
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• Sentencing date set for El Paso Walmart mass shooter in June

  25-05-2023 15:21 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A June sentencing date was set for the man accused of fatally shooting 23 people and injuring dozens more at an El Paso Walmart in 2019.      
  
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• One-way ticket home: Biden administration highlights migrant removal, deportation flights

  25-05-2023 15:14 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The Biden administration is advertising its removal and deportation flights in a bid to show it has the border under control.      
  
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• Deadly El Paso County desert shooting: Vigilante murder or self-defense?

  25-05-2023 13:04 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The alleged shoplifting of chips and drinks at a convenience store escalates into a deadly shooting on a dirt road in El Paso County.      
  
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• House panel hears details of complaints against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

  24-05-2023 23:51 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused of numerous violations of state and federal law.      
  
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• Tina Turner performs at Pan Am Center, UTEP Special Events Center

  24-05-2023 23:47 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Tina Turner performs at Pan Am Center, UTEP Special Events Center      
  
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• 'Just so scary': As mass shootings increase, House GOP wants to repeal bipartisan gun laws

  24-05-2023 23:20 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A year after the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, the House GOP is moving to undo the bipartisan gun restrictions prompted by those tragedies.      
  
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• DeSantis makes it official, files to run for president in 2024

  24-05-2023 21:29 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  DeSantis has been getting presidential buzz for more than a year.      
  
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• Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and steam in central Mexico causing concern for locals.

  24-05-2023 21:10 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The Mexican volcano has not seen this much activity in years, causing concern for millions of people that live within proximity of the active volcano.      
  
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• 'They want to take us to a worst situation': Juárez police empty migrant camp

  24-05-2023 18:28 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Hundreds of migrants were pulled from tents by armed police officers who cleared a makeshift camp stretched for blocks in Downtown Juárez.      
  
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• 'It's just so scary': As mass shootings increase, House GOP wants to repeal bipartisan gun reform

  24-05-2023 17:52 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A year after the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, the House GOP is moving to undo the bipartisan gun control reform prompted by those tragedies.      
  
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• East Texas teen charged with murder after 4 bodies found in family's home

  24-05-2023 17:19 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  Cesar Olalde, 18, is charged with capital murder in connection to the four killings at home in Texarkana, a city near the Arkansas state line.      
  
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• Texas Senate to take up border security measure from El Paso legislator

  24-05-2023 13:02 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  One of the bills that sparked the furor of immigration advocates last month is headed to the Texas Senate and some additions are causing concern.      
  
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• 'Devastating loss.' Eastwood High School senior killed in car crash

  24-05-2023 04:01 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  An Eastwood High School student was killed in a car crash just blocks from the school in East El Paso.      
  
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• Missing Canutillo man found after deputies asked for public's help to find him

  23-05-2023 23:22 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A missing man, believed to have needed medical assistance, was found Tuesday after sheriff deputies sought the public's help locating him.      
  
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• Migrant encampment where 40 migrants died in Juárez is cleared by municipal police

  23-05-2023 23:08 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Migrants removed from an encampment in front of the migrant facility in Juárez where 40 migrants died in a fire. The migrants were removed by police.      
  
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• Driver killed in truck rollover crash on US Highway 62/180 near Dell City

  23-05-2023 23:08 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Texas DPS said that a driver wasn't wearing a seat belt in a deadly rollover crash.      
  
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• Bill to end state vehicle inspections advances in the Texas Legislature

  23-05-2023 22:24 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Law enforcement and the auto service industry say the annual inspections help protect public safety.      
  
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• El Paso driver accused of running red light, arrested on intoxicated manslaughter charge

  23-05-2023 21:56 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  An El Paso man was killed when a suspected DWI driver ran a red light at a traffic intersection.      
  
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• El Paso man arrested on 13 counts for allegedly sexual abuse of girl under 6 years old

  23-05-2023 21:31 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A man wanted for allegedly sexual assaulting a girl under 6 years old was arrested in connection with 13 counts involving sexual abuse.      
  
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• El Paso man arrested on murder charge in Horizon City shooting death

  23-05-2023 21:15 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A 20-year-old man was arrested in the fatal shooting a 19-year-old man in the desert near Horizon City.      
  
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• With migrant numbers down at the border, El Paso extends emergency status for 30 days

  23-05-2023 19:31 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  While the expected fallout from Title 42's expiration has so far been absent, the El Paso City Council voted to remain ready.      
  
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• Major electricity-producing incentives nearing final passage in Texas Legislature

  23-05-2023 19:05 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  The measures to address shortcomings in the Texas grid are almost to the legislative finish line.      
  
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• Texas House approves bill banning DEI offices at public colleges, universities

  23-05-2023 18:59 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The Texas House approved a bill that would prohibit Texas public colleges and universities from maintaining DEI offices.      
  
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• Woman, 10-year-old boy die in Northeast El Paso collision

  23-05-2023 18:48 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A traffic collision claimed the life of a woman and a 10-year-old boy in Northeast El Paso.      
  
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• Texas Senate OKs $328 million proposal to boost school security, tighten auditing rules

  23-05-2023 13:02 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  The Senate has passed a bill from Rep. Dustin Burrows that would increase funding for school safety programs.      
  
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• Senate revives school choice with House education funding bill. HB 100 to get second look.

  22-05-2023 23:45 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  With regular session ending in a week, the Senate has passed a revised version of a House education funding package that now includes school choice.      
  
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• Texas Senate advances Medicaid expansion for new moms, adds abortion restriction

  22-05-2023 22:00 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Pregnancies ending in successful delivery or the natural loss of a child would be served by the program, but not pregnancies ending with abortion.      
  
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• Lower Valley domestic-disturbance suspect dies in car crash fleeing El Paso police

  22-05-2023 21:34 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  A driver died after crashing into a rock wall while fleeing from El Paso police in the Lower Valley.      
  
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• Texas Senate approves bill to invest $430M in additional funding for community colleges

  22-05-2023 19:01 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill to allocate nearly $430 million in additional funding over two years for community colleges.      
  
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• Gov. Greg Abbott escalates fight on school choice. Will Texas House members cave?

  22-05-2023 13:02 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Gov. Greg Abbott has invested significant effort in passing school choice. With opposition in the House, failure could spell problems for him.      
  
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• El Paso police investigate woman's 'suspicious' death at motel

  22-05-2023 04:40 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  El Paso police detectives investigate a woman's death at a motel near Downtown.      
  
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• 2 dead, several injured in El Paso traffic collisions in Northeast, far East Side

  21-05-2023 18:50 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  Two people died and several were injured in two separate traffic collisions on Dyer Street and Joe Battle Boulevard.      
  
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• See photos of the Franklin Mountain State Park Tom Mays Unit

  20-05-2023 19:19 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The Franklin Mountain State Park Tom Mays Unit offers hiking, mountain biking, road biking, birding, rock climbing, camping and picnicking.      
  
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• Texas House blocks Public Education Committee chair's attempt to vote on school choice

  11-05-2023 08:08 via rssfeeds.elpasotimes.com
  
  The Texas House denied a normally routine request for a committee to meet Wednesday night to vote on Senate Bill 8, the education savings account bill      
  
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