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Tech Crunch – Rippling raises $450M at a $16.8B valuation, reveals YC is a customer
HR tech startup Rippling has raised a $450 million Series G round at a $16.8 billion valuation, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. It is also conducting a $200 million tender offer to…
El Paso Matters – Ysleta ISD offers $5,000 resignation incentive for up to 400 teachers, administrators
The Ysleta Independent School District is offering teachers, counselors and administrators a $5,000 incentive to voluntarily resign to help reduce personnel costs as it prepares its budget for the coming school year….
Tech Crunch – Microsoft Build 2025: How to watch this year’s conference
Microsoft Build, Microsoft’s biggest event of the year, is on the horizon. It’s scheduled to start May 19 at the Seattle Convention Center, and it’ll run through May 22. The keynote address…
KTSM News – CRRUA: 1 arsenic plant ‘slightly’ above guidelines
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority said that its April testing showed two of its arsenic treatment facilities continue to be below federal limits and one was…
Tech Crunch – Google inks deal to develop 1.8 GW of advanced nuclear power
Google is promising to add at least 600 megawatts of generating capacity at each of the three sites. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – CoreWeave reportedly looks to raise $1.5B in debt as IPO disappoints
Data center operator CoreWeave is reportedly seeking a $1.5 billion debt deal after a disappointing IPO. According to the Financial Times, CoreWeave is holding a roadshow this week with bankers at JPMorgan…
The Athletic MiLB News – Live MLB Draft and prospects Q&A with Keith Law today at 2 pm ET
Chat with Keith Law about the MLB Draft and MLB prospects! Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – One of Texas’s Longest-Serving District Attorneys Made Representation a Rural Value
It was the last case on the docket of the last criminal court of the month in Austin County, about ninety minutes west of Houston. The gallery was empty, and the defendant…
Texas Monthly – 8 Texas-y Recipes for Your Mother’s Day Brunch
They raised us, fed us, and somehow found our lost shoes every single time, so honor the mom—or mom-like figure—in your life with a comforting, relaxed meal. Instead of sitting at an…