EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 16-year-old was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 19, after four undocumented migrants were spotted entering the vehicle he was driving, and fleeing after authorities attempted to stop…
El Paso Matters – SISD Superintendent James Vasquez signs $285,000 salary contract, talks future of district
Superintendent James Vasquez started his career in education roughly 30 years ago with the Socorro Independent School District, as a teacher at Hueco Elementary School. Now, he holds the highest position in…
Texas Monthly – UT Is on Top, Texas Tech Is Moneyed Up, and More Thoughts on College Football
In case you missed it, the hottest college football team in Texas is . . . Tarleton State. The other Texans went to Oregon last Saturday and beat Portland State 42–0, reinforcing…
KTSM News – El Paso Police: Man arrested for injuring child
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man was recently arrested for injuring a child earlier this week, according to jail records. Louis Ramon Whitson Louis Ramon Whitson was charged with injury to…
Tech Crunch – Mississippi’s age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test
Bluesky says it would block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with the new age verification law. Read more: Read More
Border Report – More SENTRI lanes planned for San Ysidro Port of Entry
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Tijuana Mayor Ismael Burgueño Ruiz said U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning an expansion of the SENTRI lanes at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. These…
Tech Crunch – US manufacturing investment stumbles as clean tech cancellations pile up
Companies canceled $5 billion worth of clean tech manufacturing projects in the U.S. in Q2, mirroring a pullback in the broader manufacturing sector. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Trump administration asks military base near Chicago for support on immigration operations
CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration asked a military base outside of Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in…
Border Report – Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump’s administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what it says will become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex, it didn’t…
Yard Barker – Former Alabama star questions Jordan Rodgers’ Arch Manning hot take
What does former Vanderbilt quarterback Jordan Rodgers have against Texas QB Arch Manning? Read: Read More