The Texas Railroad Commission changed the rules over public comment earlier this month, raising eyebrows from transparency activists and the lawmaker who helped rewrite the state’s open meeting laws. Read: Read More
Border Report – Texas congressman: Dilley migrant detentions up 10%, ICE plays ‘cruel games’
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, visited the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Dilley, Texas, on Friday and said detention numbers were up 10% in a week he is concerned…
Border Report – Milo Yiannopoulos held in ICE custody
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer, who had a public fallout with Yiannopoulos, is taking credit for first sharing news of his immigration status. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Lawmakers added $1 to Texans’ car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.
The higher fee, meant to combat catalytic converter theft, provided millions to expand the Flock network across Texas. Some lawmakers say that wasn’t the intent. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Gov. Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras
The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30 million to building the state’s Flock surveillance network. Read:…
Border Report – Trump vows to spend ‘a lot of time in Texas’ helping Paxton Senate bid
President Donald Trump says he’ll spend “a lot of time in Texas” helping Republican Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign, while launching a barrage of social media attacks against Democratic nominee James Talarico just…
KTSM News – Man arrested in hit-and-run crash, outstanding warrants
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 34-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly striking an unattended vehicle and failing to report it, Horizon Police said. Jose Marcos Jasso Jr., 34, was also…
Tech Crunch – Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips
Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It’s the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the…
Tech Crunch – An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI
Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Trowbridge Drive closed due to sinkhole repair near refinery
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Trained teams are working to repair and cover a sinkhole on Trowbridge Drive, near Marathon Refinery, according to a news release from the refinery. Officials said Trowbridge…