A new Go Au Pair ranking blames healthcare access and thin school networks for Texas’ poor showing in a national report on where to raise kids. Local data show high uninsurance and a shortage of pediatric care.

Broken air conditioners are drawing parent complaints at Socorro ISD campuses as El Paso temperatures push toward 107 degrees.

Reporters say New Mexico’s child‑welfare agency drove a 15‑year‑old foster youth to the El Paso border and urged him to cross despite his objections. Lawmakers and advocates are demanding answers.