[[{“value”:” City Manager Dionne Mack and CFO Robert Cortinas presented their preliminary budget for FY 2026 and it comes with a 6.5% property tax increase. That works out to $1,701 for the…
Border Report – US measles cases surge to highest level since disease was ‘eliminated’
(The Hill) – The United States has broken its record for the highest number of measles cases in the country since the disease was eliminated in 2000. It comes amid falling childhood…
Border Report – Trump administration ends protections from deportation for Honduras, Nicaragua
(The Hill) – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday that it would rescind protections from deportation for Nicaragua and Honduras. The move ends temporary protected status (TPS) for citizens of…
Border Report – Around 70 wild animals rescued amid Texas flooding
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Wildlife Rescue said it has rescued around 70 animals since the deadly Independence Day flash flooding around Central Texas. Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR) said this time of year…
Border Report – Border Report Live: Agents shoot, kill gunman at Border Patrol facility
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Agents shot and killed a 27-year-old man who opened fire at a U.S. Border Patrol facility on Monday in McAllen, Texas. Man who opened fire at…
El Chuqueño Blog – Immigration and Detention Witness
by Xavier Miranda I spent the morning of Friday, June 20, at the U. S. Courthouse in downtown El Paso, TX observing the Immigration Court proceedings. The presiding Federal Judge and the…
Tech Crunch – Jack Dorsey working on Bluetooth messaging app, Bitchat
Block CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in an X post on Sunday night that he spent his weekend creating an app called Bitchat (presumably a combination of the words “bit”…
Tech Crunch – Tennis players criticize AI technology used by Wimbledon
Some tennis players are not happy with Wimbledon’s new AI line judges, as reported by The Telegraph. This is the first year the prestigious tennis tournament, which is still ongoing, replaced human…
KTSM News – Couple held without bond after child was found locked in shed
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A couple is being held without bond while awaiting trial after their 6-year-old daughter was found locked in a shed in “deplorable filthy conditions,” the Sixth Judicial…
Tech Crunch – CoreWeave acquires data center provider Core Scientific in $9B stock deal
As a result of the deal, CoreWeave says it will gain access to more than a gigawatt of data center capacity — enough energy to power more than 850,000 homes. Read more: Read…