Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) filed a Wednesday resolution to expel Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) over pending federal charges related to a scuffle involving lawmakers, protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers…
KTSM News – New Mexico highway near Las Cruces closed due to semi truck crash, acid spill
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A portion of New Mexico Highway 28 is closed after a two-vehicle crash involving a semitruck on Wednesday afternoon, May 21, according to Doña Ana County. Just…
KTSM News – Over 280 firearms collected at El Paso County event
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Over 280 firearms were collected last weekend during the Gun Buy Back event hosted by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Office of…
Texas Monthly – The Texas Renaissance Festival’s Controversial “King George” Is Dead
The king is dead. George Coulam, the long-reigning “king” and controversial founder of the nationally renowned Texas Renaissance Festival, died at the age of 87, according to Grimes County law enforcement officials….
Texas Monthly – Texas House, Senate lawmakers on verge of reaching $8.5 billion school funding deal
The deal, confirmed by three lawmakers familiar with the discussions, appears to strike a face-saving compromise for both chambers over how to increase funds for the state’s public schools. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas braces for an imminent screwworm infestation, a threat to the state’s cattle industry
U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz hope to fund an operation to kill the parasitic fly before too much damage is done. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Spotify says support for external payments on iOS has already boosted subscriptions
Spotify says its ability to direct its customers to external payment links in its iOS app has already had a positive impact on sales. In a newly filed amicus brief in support…
Tech Crunch – LM Arena, the organization behind popular AI leaderboards, lands $100M
LM Arena, a crowdsourced benchmarking project that major AI labs rely on to test and market their AI models, has raised $100 million in a seed funding round that values the organization…
Tech Crunch – Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests
Sen. Ron Wyden said in a letter that one U.S. phone carrier turned over Senate data to law enforcement without notifying the target. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Railroad employee charged with smuggling migrants on cargo trains
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – An employee of Mexico’s largest cargo train operator is sitting in a Texas jail on migrant smuggling charges. Border officers detained Cesar Alexis Ayala Zapata last…