[[{“value”:” If the City and County both adopt their proposed tax rates, El Pasoans will be pounded with a financial sledgehammer. The Commissioners Court and City Council are both considering the voter…
Tech Crunch – Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B
Higgsfield, founded by former Snap exec Alex Mashrabov, lets users create AI images and videos. Read more: Read More
Border Report – CBP halts all construction activity at Big Bend National Park
All construction activity at Big Bend National Park has been paused, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced Monday. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos
Reddit is beginning to test video and audio versions of popular posts, allowing users to watch or listen to Reddit stories instead of just reading them. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic
Sonic Fire Protection raised its new funding to help get its sound-powered fire protection system into everything from commercial kitchens to apartment buildings. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Feds pausing Big Bend border construction while CBP commissioner visits the park
It was not immediately clear how long CBP plans to implement the pause. The Trump administration had announced plans to build an access road and vehicle barriers in the park. Read: Read…
Tech Crunch – YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Capital murder trial underway for El Paso Christmas double homicide
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Opening statements have begun in the trial of Gabriel Ramirez, the man accused of stabbing and killing his aunt and girlfriend over the Christmas holiday in 2022,…
KTSM News – 1 man arrested in El Paso after ‘unprovoked’ drive-by shooting injures father, son in Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 26-year-old man was arrested in El Paso after a drive-by shooting that injured a father and his son in Las Cruces, according to the Las Cruces…
Border Report – LA street takeover acts as cover while thieves ransack liquor store
Dozens of people ransacked a Bellflower, California, business early Saturday while a massive street takeover clogged a nearby intersection, authorities said. Read: Read More