A Mexican judge closed the case against Francisco Garduño, former head of the country’s immigration agency, for crimes related to the 2023 fire at a Juarez detention center that killed 40 migrants…
KTSM News – Man gets 18 years for fatal El Paso Upper Valley smuggling chase, crash
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison following a 2024 Texas Department of Public Safety chase that resulted in the death of a 44-year-old…
The Border Chronicle – The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup + Poetry Supplement: October 16
Laredo learns about water conservation from El Paso and Tucson, and the quake that drained the desert, plus MAGA does border theater (again) and poetry! Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says
Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI in August, but there was never any indication that it was no…
Border Report – ICE pursuit in Houston that broke a man’s leg targeted a suspect who died years ago, family says
A federal officer slammed a vehicle into a Houston construction worker and broke his leg while pursuing a man who apparently died years ago, his family said Friday, further calling into question…
El Paso Matters – Veronica Escobar touts record against first-time candidate Adam Bauman for Congressional District 16 seat
Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar is seeking a fifth term this November, facing Republican challenger Adam Bauman, a Navy veteran and former Border Patrol agent. Escobar, 57, was unopposed in the…
KTSM News – White Sands Missile Range to host Trinity Site Open House
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — White Sands Missile Range will hosts its annual Trinity Site Open House this weekend. The Trinity Site was the location of the world’s first atomic bomb test,…
Border Report – US Coast Guard rescues 16 people and searches for more after May Day call off Mexico’s Baja Coast
Sixteen people were rescued from the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja California coast on Friday after the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a May Day call reporting the vessel was sinking. Another…
Border Report – New York Democrats want parking lot owners to ban ICE from their properties
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and top New York Democrats are calling on the owners of private parking lots to block federal immigration officers from using their properties as staging areas, days after immigration…
Texas Monthly – 19 million Texans are registered to vote, breaking record
The number of Texans registered to vote jumped 2% from March even as the state struggles to process backlogged voter records. Read: Read More