While the rapid pace of funding has slowed, many fintechs are continuing to see growth and expand their teams. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read…
Border Report – Senate passes bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Friday passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as both Republicans and Democrats seek to show they can act to…
KTSM News – High winds, travel advisory issued for Southern New Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting strong winds and gusts for Tuesday, March 18, and has also issued travel advisories in Southern New Mexico. The NWS…
Texas Monthly – Texas’s Segment of a New Cross-Country Bike Route Is “Daunting, Scary, and Maybe Even a Bit Unreasonable”
Texas Tech photography professor Jerod Foster is serious about bicycles and adventure travel. Foster is so serious, in fact, that if you stop by the website for Austin-based bike maker Chumba Bikes…
Border Report – US overdose deaths far outpace other countries: Report
(NEXSTAR) — The United States has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths out of 30 countries, according to a report from the health nonprofit the Commonwealth Fund. Overdose deaths in the…
Border Report – Killing site in Jalisco, Mexico just the latest in a long series of gruesome discoveries
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in western Mexico confirmed this week the discovery of hundreds of clothing items and bone fragments by a group of people searching for relatives at a previously known cartel…
Tech Crunch – Flexport accuses former employees of stealing its source code to create a rival startup
Flexport accuses Freightmate of being the product of “theft, not ingenuity” in its lawsuit against the startup. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Panel seeks ‘Better Way Forward’ on immigration
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, and other local leaders took part in a panel discussion on Monday, March 17 about border security and migration. Escobar joined…
Border Report – CBP awards $70M Hidalgo County border wall contract, first of Trump’s second term
HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded the first border wall contract of President Donald J. Trump’s second term to construct approximately seven miles of new border wall…
Texas Monthly – Houston-area midwife arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions
This represents the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban. Read: Read More