TechCrunch looks back at the biggest data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks of 2025, from the raiding of U.S. government databases to a hack every month in South Korea. Read more: Read…
El Paso Matters – EPISD finalizes Lusk contract; city confirms new mpox case
This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. New EPISD Superintendent Brian Lusk’s 4-Year Contract…
El Paso Herald Post – Analysis: Texas Ballots Across the State Are Filled with Democrats, Does This Mean Texas Can Turn Blue?
AUSTIN, Tx., December 19, 2025: According to The Texas Tribune, Texas Democrats have fielded candidates “in every state and federal race” in the 2026 elections for “the first time in […] The…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI is reportedly trying to raise $100B at an $830B valuation
The ChatGPT maker is aiming to raise the funding by the end of the first quarter in 2026, and the company may ask sovereign wealth funds to invest in the round. Read more:…
Tech Crunch – From Roombas to e-bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt?
The hardware world had a brutal week, with iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filing for bankruptcy. Each company faces its own mix of tariff pressures, supply chain issues, and shifting markets, but together they…
Texas Monthly – With ACA subsidies set to expire, Texas Republicans in Congress remain hazy about path forward
Texas’ entire House GOP delegation voted this week for a health care package that lets the tax credits lapse. They will be forced to vote on a three-year extension of the subsidies…
Texas Monthly – Texas lawmakers from both parties oppose Trump’s order targeting state AI laws
Texas’ new law regulating AI is set to take effect Jan. 1, two months after Trump’s executive order threatening to cut off some federal money if states pass “onerous” AI laws. Read:…
KTSM News – Docs: Groping incident at Chico’s Tacos leads to arrests of father, son
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 58-year-old man and his 38-year-old son were arrested after the father groped a woman’s bottom at a Chico’s Tacos, and the son injured an officer during…
Texas Monthly – Texas Democratic candidates unite in the Rio Grande Valley to court Latino voters
State Rep. James Talarico faces an uphill battle in his U.S. Senate bid while 15th Congressional hopeful Bobby Pulido aims to flip the district, but he must first win his primary. Read:…
KTSM News – Proponents, opponents of marijuana weigh in on Trump’s executive order
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Proponents and opponents of the legalization of marijuana weighed in on President Trump’s push to have marijuana reclassified as a less serious drug through his signing of…