Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the Borderland in the coming week. Mission Trail Art Market The Mission Trail Art Market returns for its 17th season, bringing professional…
Tech Crunch – MacPaw taps Liquid AI to offer on-device inference to devs building for its app store
MacPaw is building a local version of its AI assistant Eney using Liquid AI’s models. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Robinhood to list a fund that lets anyone back Y Combinator startups
Robinhood’s latest financial instrument intends to let any retail investor feel like they, too, can make money by backing Y Combinator startups. Read more: Read More
El Paso Herald Post – James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions.
Texas state Rep. James Talarico voted in five elections using his parents’ address after purchasing a home for himself nearby, a practice that may have violated state voting laws, ProPublica […] The…
Tech Crunch – Indian EV startup River raises $120M Series C to scale production, launch more models
River plans to build a new factory, launch additional models from 2027, and target profitability as it scales production. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – National Democrats add former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district to Texas congressional target list
The sprawling district, vacated by former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales earlier this year, went for President Trump by 15 points. But Democrats see an opening to win its Hispanic-majority electorate. Read: Read…
Tech Crunch – AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?
WindBorne Systems has raised $37 million Series B round to scale its weather balloons and AI forecasts. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Saudi Aramco backs India’s Mitti Labs to make Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient
Mitti Labs plans to expand beyond India and enter the Philippines and Indonesia while growing its carbon credits and agricultural data business. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions.
After hitting his GOP foe for voting under an address where he no longer lived, the Tribune and ProPublica found the Democratic Senate candidate also appears to have done so. Read: Read…
Texas Monthly – Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schools
The Waco school district is one of the latest to partner with the Third Future charter network as a last-ditch effort to stave off state intervention. Read: Read More