EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Viral baseball sensation Banana Ball is coming to El Paso and is expected to deliver a major economic boom. On Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16,…
Border Report – 6 migrants found dead in shipping container at rail yard near border
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A South Texas medical examiner believes heat stroke may have led to the death of six people thought to be migrants who were found Sunday afternoon inside a…
KTSM News – Alamo Auto Supply founder, owner Robert Kranse dies at 89
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Founder and owner of El Paso’s Alamo Auto Supply, Robert Edward Krasne, died at age 89 on Saturday, May 9, according to an obituary from Sunset Funeral…
Texas Monthly – Federal appeals court temporarily halts execution of Texas death row inmate Edward Busby
Thursday’s execution was blocked by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals “pending further order” from the court. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation
Five-year old European military drone startup Helsing is close to raising another monster round. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Bravo is creating unscripted microdramas for the Peacock app
As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions, Peacock announced on Monday that is launching two unscripted Bravo microdramas, which will stream in the Peacock app. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator
Digg returns (again) as another place to read AI news. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas public schools see first non-pandemic enrollment drop in decades
Latino children accounted for the vast majority of students who left public schools this year, according to a new analysis. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – ‘Too early’ to talk IPO, Redwood Materials’ incoming CFO says
The battery-recycling and energy-storage company has hired former Tesla finance chief Deepak Ahuja, reuniting him with former Tesla CTO JB Straubel. Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar’s bipartisan immigration bill draws GOP support — and backlash
By Gabby Birenbaum / Texas Tribune WASHINGTON — When Democrats took control of Washington after the 2020 election, Rep. Veronica Escobar thought comprehensive immigration reform was within reach. It didn’t work out…