The National Board Certification is widely considered the most demanding for teachers. Texas leaders are examining whether it fits the state’s merit-based system. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – GOP hardliners aren’t buying into U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar’s bipartisan immigration bill
The latest version of the El Paso Democrat’s Dignity Act includes a key change to make it more palatable to Republicans. Some have gotten on board, but others are firmly opposed. Read:…
Texas Monthly – Texas took their licenses. Now these immigrant truckers face lost livelihoods, sense of betrayal
Texas was among the first states to heed Trump administration directives to revoke commercial driver’s licenses from some immigrants as a safety measure. Read: Read More
Border Report – 800-1,000 families flee homes as cartel violence, drone attacks surge
Between 800 and 1,000 families have been forced to flee their homes in the mountains of central Mexico as a criminal mafia has attacked them with handmade explosives launched from drones and…
Border Report – Community-built map tracks ICE activity across Tucson, Arizona
Tucson migrant advocates have designed a new tool to help track immigration-related enforcement in and around the city as arrests surge under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation initiative. Tucson Migra Map allows…
Border Report – Report: Padres pitching prospect pleads guilty to charge of transporting migrants
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres pitching prospect Humberto Cruz pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving money to transport migrants within the United States. The San Diego Tribune reported on…
KTSM News – 2 people arrested for animal cruelty after dogs left in vehicle
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two people have been arrested and are facing animal cruelty charges after they allegedly left dogs in an unattended vehicle and one of the animals died, the…
Border Report – Photos: Americans leave hantavirus-stricken cruise ship for flight to Nebraska
U.S. passengers are said to have been evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship ahead of a repatriation flight bound for Nebraska. Read: Read More
Border Report – Hantavirus isn’t the next pandemic, health officials say. Here’s why
The sights of PPE-clad passengers leaving the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Sunday may prompt flashbacks to the COVID pandemic. Health officials say that isn’t exactly the case. Read: Read More
Border Report – Pollen allergies are brutal this year – a doctor explains why, and how to find relief
Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars and setting off sneezing, wheezing and headaches. Read: Read More