Energy regulators and industry experts warn that the state’s delays to major projects amid backlash from residents could create rolling blackouts and strangle growth of other industries that need power. Read: Read…
Texas Monthly – We investigated development rules after the deadly 2025 Hill Country flood. Then it flooded again.
A Tribune-ProPublica investigation found Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to take action that could have protected residents in flood-prone areas. Read: Read More
Border Report – Mexican governor indicted by US seeks leave again after contentious return to office
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The embattled governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state has reversed his decision to return to his post, bowing to an extraordinary backlash from his own ruling party over accusations…
Border Report – Can Texas trust its water planning process? Report calls for changes
Flooding rain earlier this summer brought relief, for now Read: Read More
Border Report – Speedboat pilot in fatal capsizing in New York Harbor faces deportation
The pilot of a speedboat that capsized during a tour around the Statue of Liberty, drowning an infant and her mother, has been arrested by U.S. immigration authorities who say he was in the…
Border Report – U.S. citizen arrested for migrant smuggling in El Paso
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced 235 new immigration-related criminal cases between August 14 and 20, including the arrest of a U.S. citizen for smuggling and the…
KTSM News – Man arrested for DWI after crashing off-road vehicle, hurting passenger
A 40-year-old man was arrested and charged with DWI following an off-road vehicle crash on a pedestrian walkway near Tornillo that seriously injured his passenger. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Suspects sought after El Paso vape shop crash-and-grab
El Paso police and Crime Stoppers are searching for two men who burgled a Central El Paso vape shop by crashing a stolen vehicle into the building during a late-night raid. Read: Read…
Border Report – Five-year-old picked up by ICE in Austin, sent to Dilley detention center alongside dad
A five-year-old boy and his father were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Austin on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to a GoFundMe post from the family. Read: Read More
Border Report – State of Texas: Big Bend construction paused, but for how long?
The Trump administration temporarily stopped construction on a controversial border security infrastructure project in Big Bend National Park. The move comes after bipartisan pushback to the plan. Read: Read More