After 31 years behind bars, David Wood, one of Texas’ longest-serving death row inmates, is scheduled for execution on March 13. Convicted in 1992 for the murders of six women in El Paso, Wood’s case has long been marked by contested evidence, unreliable testimony, and, now, new forensic findings that his attorneys argue prove his innocence.

Other cities are expected to soon follow. This desert city gets less than 9 inches of rain a year and experienced the two hottest years in its recorded history in 2023 and 2024.

A massive dust storm swept across western Texas Thursday afternoon, setting the skies afire in an eerie orange color.

Spring break calls for a balance of 24-hour fun and appropriate safety measures. Four Texas cities have been listed among the safest 24-hour cities.

The online retailed ranked the safest 24-hour cities based on factors like crime rates, public safety measures and late-night infrastructure. El Paso was first, and one of four Texas cities that made the list. Austin, Fort Worth and San Antonio also made the Texas top 10 list.

Marisa Limón Garza is the executive director of an El Paso immigration legal aid nonprofit and a 2025 USA TODAY’s Women of the Year honoree.

El Paso Police charged 37-year-old Horizon City resident Kyle Austin Lopez and 48-year-old El Pasoan Albert Cadena with murder.

A Texas driver, Luis Vargas, is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a lost dog running along a freeway in El Paso around 3 a.m. on February 26.

Sixty soldiers from the Texas Military Department took the oath to support the U.S. Border Patrol in its mission to enforce immigration laws.

Texas Hart, a University of Texas at El Paso student and rising star in the local music scene, recently won the 2025 Battle of the Bands at Lowbrow Palace.

Texas National Guard soldiers now have authority to apprehend migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, a move to aid Border Patrol efforts in the El Paso Sector.