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The Latest Breaking News from El Paso

Migrant encounters stay flat in Texas' El Paso in April despite national decrease

The sector reported just over 30,000 encounters last month, a similar amount compared to March

Latin Times

A 30-Year-Old Wrongful Conviction Is Shaping the El Paso DA Race

Daniel Villegas was acquitted of a crime for which he served nearly 20 years in prison. James Montoya, one of the prosecutors who tried to keep him locked up, is running for district attorney.

Texas Observer

El Paso residents rally to protect a Rio Grande wetland from possible highway project

Potential routes for a highway in El Paso’s Mission Valley run alongside a restored wetland called Rio Bosque. Environmental advocates are urging TxDOT to scrap the idea.

The Texas Tribune

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DPS has charged hundreds of migrants who rushed a border gate with rioting. A judge has thrown out the charges.

Two different groups surged through an El Paso border gate. An El Paso judge has twice thrown out the resulting criminal charges.

The Texas Tribune

Border Patrol Agents Under Fire In Texas

Border Patrol agents faced gunfire from Mexico at the southern border in El Paso, Texas. CBP investigating the incident.

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Texas grand jury indicts over 100 migrants on rioting charges for attempting to breach the border

The decision took place after a county judge dismissed the cases saying there was no probable cause to keep them in jail

Latin Times

Texas judge finds no probable cause to keep in jail migrants accused of storming the border

Some 140 people were arrested on April 12 after cutting down razor wire and crossing the border illegally. They were being held on rioting charges

Latin Times

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These predominantly Latino cities in Texas have the lowest cost of living in the U.S.

According to a new study by SmartAsset, Houston, El Paso and Lubbock need the least amount of money to live well in the country

Latin Times

El Paso, Elsewhere, a Max Payne-inspired shooter about keeping your vampire ex-lover from destroying the world, is being made into a movie

This might be really good.

PC Gamer

The cult vampire third-person shooter that nearly bankrupted the small studio that made it is getting a film adaptation from the Transformers producer

El Paso, Elsewhere is getting a film adaptation starring LaKeith Stanfield

Total Film

Texas investigating Guard member after border shooting incident

News reports cite a Border Patrol bulletin that said an Indiana Guard member wounded a migrant who was stabbing another migrant at the border in El Paso.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Military Department probes border shooting incident involving National Guard and migrant

The shooting occurred April 14 at the border in El Paso, Texas. The guard had allegedly seen the migrant stabbing another individual in U.S. soil.

Latin Times

El Paso judge calls on Texas to assist in processing and holding migrants amid overwhelmed local jails

The request comes after state authorities arrested some 200 migrants on rioting charges

Latin Times

Texas Arrests Over 200 Migrants Who Rushed Border Gate in El Paso: What Charges Are They Facing?

El Paso Chief Public Defender Kelli Childress contested the charges, saying they were unfounded and that her office would challenge them

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More than 200 migrants arrested after rushing an El Paso border gate

Gov. Greg Abbott said Department of Public Safety troopers had been instructed to “arrest every illegal immigrant involved” in the March 21 breach in which National Guard members were allegedly assaulted.

The Texas Tribune

In El Paso, apathy, alienation and discontent with candidates drives low voter turnout

Across this border city, which sees some of the state’s lowest voter turnout, many residents either didn’t know there was an election in March or had reasons for avoiding the polls.

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White House Chief Ortiz Declines President's Invitation To El Paso

Chief Ortiz's lack of communication with the president, bipartisan border security proposals, and Republican opposition to the measures were discussed in a...

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton’s Annunciation House investigation is the latest attack on religious organizations aiding migrants at the border

For years, conservative religious groups and Texas politicians have accused groups housing newly-arrived migrants of encouraging, and profiting from, illegal immigration.

The Guardian - US

Richard Linklater: ‘I don’t feel connected to my government right now’

The film-maker is one of three directors behind the docuseries God Save Texas looking at the issues facing those living in the state, some a matter of life and death

The Texas Tribune

El Paso leaders rally around migrant shelters after Attorney General Ken Paxton’s threat to shut them down

Paxton’s office demanded records of migrants that Annunciation House has helped and threatened to shut down the Catholic shelter network.

The Texas Tribune

Dallas’ city manager resigns, leaving one more major Texas city without a chief executive

City Manager T.C. Broadnax resigned amid tensions with city leaders, including Mayor Eric Johnson. Three of Texas’ major cities — Dallas, Austin and El Paso — now have vacancies at the top of their local governments.

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