The Latest Breaking News from El Paso

Texas inmate faces execution for 2001 abduction and strangulation of 5-year-old girl

A Texas inmate convicted of strangling a 5-year-old girl taken from an El Paso store and then burning her body nearly 22 years ago is facing execution

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

‘She gave me hope’: puppet Little Amal publicizes migrant plight on US-Mexico border

Puppet depicting migrant Syrian girl has walked halfway around to the world, now at border comforting refugees and asylum seekers

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2023

Texas strings concertina wire along New Mexico border to deter migrants

Gov. Greg Abbott said the barrier — two rows of wire strung between metal posts near Interstate 10 — was necessary because migrants are crossing the border at New Mexico and walking into El Paso.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 17, 2023

El Paso ‘at breaking point’ amid surge in refugee, migrant arrivals

El Paso in Texas pleads for help amid a dramatic increase in asylum seekers crossing into the US from Mexico.

Al Jazeera · Sep 24, 2023

Texas border cities scramble to shelter thousands of newly-arrived migrants

Thousands of migrants have crossed the border into Eagle Pass and El Paso in recent days, the highest number since the emergency health order known as Title 42 expired in May.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 21, 2023

Mexican journalist’s 15-year quest to receive U.S. asylum ends with a yes

Emilio Gutiérrez Soto fled with his son to the U.S. border in 2008 after his reporting on the Mexican military led to threats. He was working on a Michigan farm when he got the news that his asylum request was finally approved.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 14, 2023

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar leads push to keep guns from those convicted of hate crimes

The El Paso Democrat gathered fellow lawmakers who have had hate-motivated mass shootings in their districts to back the bill.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 13, 2023

Texas National Guard member fires across Rio Grande, wounds Mexican citizen

The Texas Military Department isn’t identifying the Guard member or providing details about the Saturday shooting. The man who was shot in the leg said he was working out near the river.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 28, 2023

Anchor Paul Cicala Returns to KVIA El Paso

Departed ABC affiliate a decade ago, but heads back to the Borderland

Broadcasting & Cable · Aug 9, 2023

How federal dollars might help El Paso stem its affordable housing crisis

Housing costs have soared in the Texas city in recent years, while the state cuts back on funding.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 8, 2023