HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized over $1.5 million worth of cocaine that was being brought from Mexico into Laredo, Texas. Border Report Live: Border…
Yard Barker – Top prospect calls out Bill Belichick after committing to NC State
One of the top high school recruits in the country called out Bill Belichick after committing to NC State rather than North Carolina over the weekend. Read: Read More
Border Report – President OKs expansion of international bridge in Eagle Pass
HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — President Donald Trump has approved expanding a vehicular and pedestrian international bridge connecting Eagle Pass, Texas, with Piedras Negras, Mexico. Trump has authorized building a new six-lane…
Border Report – New Homeland Security Advisory Council named
HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — A new list of appointees were announced Tuesday to serve on the Homeland Security Advisory Council, which includes politicians, law enforcement, media and CEOs. Border Report Live:…
Texas Monthly – Robert Nichols, the most senior Texas Senate Republican, won’t run for reelection
After Nichols announced his retirement, Rep. Trent Ashby said he would run for the open seat. Read: Read More
Border Report – 2 indicted in El Paso border tunnel case, federal official says
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A federal official on Tuesday told a U.S. Senate committee the investigation into a cross-border tunnel found in El Paso on Jan. 9 has led to…
El Paso Matters – ICE detentions surge at Northeast El Paso tent facility amid national deportation crackdown
The number of immigrants being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the massive white tent camp in far Northeast El Paso has surged from under 100 to more than 900 in…
Tech Crunch – India’s GoKwik raised a small $13M round for a hefty leap in valuation
GoKwik, an Indian startup that offers a suite of integrated e-commerce products, has raised a small round of $13 million, which it calls a “growth” round, that has boosted its valuation to…
Tech Crunch – New data highlights the race to build more empathetic language models
Measuring AI progress has usually meant testing scientific knowledge or logical reasoning – but while the major benchmarks still focus on left-brain logic skills, there’s been a quiet push within AI companies…
KTSM News – El Paso City Council denies El Paso Electric’s proposed rate increase
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The El Paso City Council voted on Tuesday, June 24, to deny El Paso Electric’s (EPE) proposed $93 million rate increase for its Texas retail customers, the…