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Texas agriculture commissioner asks Abbott to suspend gas tax

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KVIA ABC-7Sep 16, 2026

The Kennedy Center is ‘temporarily’ closed — and a judge has questions

By Sunlen Serfaty, Boer Deng, CNN (CNN) — One day after a dramatic meeting of the arts institution’s Board of Trustees, during which members – many of whom are allies of President Donald Trump – voted to close its doors , lights inside the Kennedy Center’s main building appeared ...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 16, 2026

Fed hikes interest rates by quarter point

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in several years in the face of stubborn inflation. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, voted unanimously to increase the central bank's benchmark interest rat...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 16, 2026

What Kevin Warsh said about the Fed’s first rate hike since 2023

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years in a renewed fight against inflation, which has picked up since early in the year due to the war with Iran. Officials voted unanimously to rais...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 16, 2026

House cuts week short, will leave DC on Wednesday

House GOP leaders have cut short the final legislative week before the midterm elections, announcing that lawmakers will leave Washington after Wednesday’s votes....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 16, 2026

House to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote

By Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Heg...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 16, 2026

Tiny English village votes to split from UK in spat over migrant center

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — A tiny rural village in central England has voted to secede from the United Kingdom in protest over plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a former military site nearby. The referendum took place on Tuesday in Piddington, Oxfordshire, with an o...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 16, 2026

Hyundai’s Pleos Puts a New Operating System in the Car

(TestMiles) - Pleos Connect adds conversational AI, native apps and over-the-air updates as Hyundai prepares the software for millions of vehicles. A New Kind of Dashboard Is Leaving the Lab The next major change inside a Hyundai, Kia or Genesis may not be an engine, a battery or...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 16, 2026

EU announces plan to ban social media for under 13s

By Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — The European Union is moving to ban social media for under 13s across the bloc and impose restrictions on the digital technology for older children, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Wednesday. The move to develop EU-wide rul...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 16, 2026

What the Supreme Court’s cryptic mail ballot ruling means for future elections

CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s recent patchwork of election-related decisions gives the public scant clues of how the justices would act if faced with a crucial dispute this fall that would definitively settle which party control...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 16, 2026

Trump sees three new GOP defections in House vote to end Iran war

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The House on Tuesday voted to approve a measure that would require President Donald Trump to end his war with Iran, offering a potent political rebuke of the administration’s handling of the war just weeks before the midterms. This is now the third ti...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 16, 2026

Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after chaotic call with Trump

CNN By Kasie Hunt, Sunlen Serfaty, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Kennedy Center board voted to close the center Tuesday after a tense meeting in which President Donald Trump called in to berate a Democratic congresswoman who serves on the panel, according to three sources famili...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 16, 2026

EPISD adopts new tax rate, but more than 20,000 homeowners will pay nothing

The El Paso Independent School District board approved a tax rate Tuesday that would raise the tax bill on an average home by about $114 a year compared to last year, although a third of homeowners in the district will pay nothing in school tax. The El Paso ISD board voted 7-0 to...

El Paso MattersSep 16, 2026

El Paso City Council votes to remove Flock cameras, restrict future contracts

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept. 15 to remove fixed Flock cameras tied to the City’s former contract and require council approval before similar technology can be used again. Flock cameras are automated license plate readers, or AL...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 16, 2026

City of El Paso gives Flock 90 days to remove 150 cameras as public scrutiny grows

The controversial Flock Safety cameras throughout El Paso will be removed – or at least covered up – in the coming months after a unanimous City Council vote Tuesday. The council voted to ask Flock Safety to remove the camera equipment within 60 days, otherwise the city will cove...

El Paso MattersSep 15, 2026

Two House Democrats defect again on key vote for Trump agenda

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Democrats are fuming after a pair of centrist members once again defied their party leaders by voting to help advance a key White House priority — the second time in recent weeks . The frustrations at those two Democrats — in particular, Rep. Ma...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 15, 2026

County breaks ground on new Medical Examiner office

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso County celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Office of the Medical Examiner Tuesday morning, Sept. 15. Officials described the event as another milestone in the delivery of projects approved by voters through the 2024 General Obligation Bond. Th...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 15, 2026

What’s next for mail voting after the Supreme Court ruled against Trump

By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Election officials in both Democratic and Republican-led states breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s sweeping restrictions on mail-in balloting Monday, which they had warned would ...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 15, 2026

Thomas Massie pushes surprise impeachment vote of Pete Hegseth

CNN By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Democrats were privately dreading a politically charged — but purely symbolic — vote on impeaching President Donald Trump triggered by one of their own members. Then came something unexpected. Just hours before that vote, GOP Rep. Thomas Mas...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 15, 2026

Discount Tire opens 6th El Paso store in Eastlake area

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Discount Tire, a leading retailer of tires and wheels, has opened its sixth location in El Paso. The new tire store is located at 13431 Gateway West, in the Eastlake area next to the Residence Inn by Marriott El Paso East. Discount Tire sells a wide selec...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 15, 2026

Kennedy Center board votes to close main building for renovations

The Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately close the venue’s main building for renovations, according to a source familiar, as the board argues that only President Trump can raise enough money to save it. The vote comes after officials indicated that the performing art...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 15, 2026

Crypto bill falls short in early hurdle on Senate floor

A cryptocurrency regulation bill failed to advance on the Senate floor Tuesday, after all Democrats and a few Republicans blocked a procedural vote. The Senate voted 49-50 on a motion to proceed with consideration of the Clarity Act, failing to reach the required 60-vote threshol...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 15, 2026

National Voter Registration Day holds events in the Borderland

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Tuesday, September 15 is National Voter Registration Day. The day is a reminder for eligible Americans to register to vote and make sure their registration information is up to date ahead of upcoming elections, according to the National Association of Secr...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 15, 2026

Judge blocks adding Trump tribute to Kennedy Center facade

By Peter Charalambous , Steven Portnoy , Fritz Farrow , and Katherine Faulders One month after the board of the Kennedy Center voted to add President Donald Trump's name to the historic building, a judge has blocked the leadership of the performing arts center from adding a tribu...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 15, 2026

Judge blocks latest bid to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has blocked the latest attempt by the Kennedy Center board of trustees to add President Donald Trump’s name to the building. US District Judge Casey Cooper said a proposal to add an inscription thanking the president for renovating an...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 15, 2026

Trump’s $5,000 dividend falls flat with GOP senators

President Donald Trump's call to give all American adults $5,000 payments if Republicans win the midterm election is getting panned by Republican lawmakers, who warn they will not support giving away money to people who don’t work or pay taxes....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 15, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 15, 2026

County commissioners pass budget, address Sheriff's Office financial woes

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso County leadership’s new budget will raise the minimum wage for employees, make investments in economic development and support the Sheriff’s Office Crisis Intervention Team. The Commissioners Court budget will be funded through revenue expected fro...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 15, 2026

El Paso outlines priorities for possible community agreement with Meta

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso City officials presented several priorities Monday, Sept.14 for a possible community agreement with Meta as construction continues on the company’s massive data center in Northeast El Paso. The presentation came after City Council directed staff in...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Sep 15, 2026

See who won at the Emmy Awards

By Lisa Respers France, Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Voters for the 78th Emmy Awards made no secret that they spent the summer at “Widow’s Bay” and loved their trip. The freshman comedy dominated Monday’s Primetime Emmy Awards, taking home six statues, including one for history-m...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 15, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent to voters across the country, rebuffing a proposal that election officials warned would have had catastrophic consequences if allowed t...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 14, 2026

Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Senate floor after hospitalization

By Allison Pecorin Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time since being hospitalized in June following a fall . "Today, I'll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June," McConnell said in a statement. "I'm really lookin...

KVIA ABC-7Sep 14, 2026