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Texas executes David Renteria for 2001 murder of El Paso girl

Renteria’s attorneys unsuccessfully argued that the El Paso District Attorney’s Office violated his constitutional rights by not releasing all documents in his case. He was the eight person executed in Texas in 2023.

The Texas Tribune

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

‘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

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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

Scorching heat caused deaths to double at busiest US-Mexico border route

More than 100 of 148 recorded deaths in El Paso sector were recorded between May and September when heat topped 100F

The Guardian - US

Mother accused of playing on phone and ignoring toddler as he drowned at Texas water park

Jessica Weaver’s arrest comes after she filed a lawsuit against the city of El Paso over the death of three-year-old Anthony Leo Malave

The Independent UK

Mother who filed $1m lawsuit over son’s death is accused of ignoring him as he drowned

The mother’s attorney claims the criminal charges are a retaliation for her lawsuit against the city

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Mexico agrees to deport migrants after El Paso reaches “breaking point”

Mexican immigration officials said they will negotiate with five countries’ governments to ensure they will take back their citizens. The agreement was announced after shelters in El Paso said they are over capacity.

The Texas Tribune

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

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

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

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

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.

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Anchor Paul Cicala Returns to KVIA El Paso

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

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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.

Capital & Main

Promise of Federal Funds Offers Hope to El Paso and Other Cities Amid Affordable Housing Crisis

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

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'El Paso, Elsewhere' Dev on the Personal Story Behind 2023’s Most Promising Indie

El Paso, Elsewhere is a PS2-inspired Neo Noir successor to Max Payne, but for Xalavier Nelson it's a deeply personal project years in the making.

The Texas Tribune

This summer is on track to be among Texas’ most extreme

June was only the 16th-warmest on record in Texas, but a mid-month heatwave brought an unusually high number of 100-degree days.

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The Independent UK

Eight teens wounded in shooting at party in El Paso

More than 100 teens reportedly attended the party

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El Paso Walmart shooter sentenced to 90 life terms

EL PASO, Texas – PPatrick Crusius, the confessed mass shooter who pleaded guilty to killing 23 people at an El Paso Walmart nearly four years ago, was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life terms in federal prison.

Al Jazeera

US man gets 90 life sentences for racist El Paso Walmart attack

Patrick Crusius, who killed 23 in an anti-immigrant attack that targeted Hispanic shoppers, still faces state charges.

Axios

El Paso Walmart shooter sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms

Patrick Crusius in February pleaded guilty to 90 federal hate crimes and firearms violations in the racist mass shooting.

Tribune News Service

El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius sentenced to 90 life terms

EL PASO, Texas – Patrick Crusius, the confessed mass shooter who pleaded guilty to killing 23 people at an El Paso Walmart nearly four years ago, was formally sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life terms in federal prison.

The Texas Tribune

Gunman in 2019 El Paso mass shooting receives 90 life sentences

Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty and was sentenced Friday in federal court. He still faces state charges, and the local district attorney says he intends to seek the death penalty.

The Independent UK

Shooter who killed 23 at Texas Walmart gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty

‘Patrick’s thinking is at odds with reality … resulting in delusional thinking,’ defence attorney says of 24-year-old gunman

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