The feds are adding thousands of beds to hold families in Texas, which reportedly holds the most immigrants of any state at its 21 detention centers. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar
Proposed legislation includes increased penalties for retail theft, car burglaries and forgery, among others. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – SoftBank buys $676M old Sharp plant for its OpenAI collab in Japan
SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam and in strategic partnership with others like OpenAI….
Tech Crunch – Waymo was slapped with nearly 600 parking tickets last year in SF alone
Waymo now has more than 300 driverless vehicles zipping passengers around San Francisco, but while they follow traffic laws, parking is another matter entirely. According to city records cited by the Washington…
KTSM News – Suspect hurt after officer-involved shooting in Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Las Cruces Police and other law enforcement agencies are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a suspect hurt on Thursday evening, March 13, in Las Cruces. Officers…
KTSM News – El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank bracing for impact amid USDA program cuts
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) canceled two federal programs that provided about $1 billion in federal funds to schools and food banks to buy food directly…
KTSM News – Texas Tech Health El Paso to break ground on comprehensive cancer center in April
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas Tech Health El Paso will break ground on the long-awaited comprehensive cancer care center on April 9, university officials said. Renderings courtesy of Texas Tech University…
KTSM News – Man arrested in connection with 2 separate shooting incidents last year
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A man was recently arrested in connection with two separate shooting incidents that happened last year, the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office said in a news release….
Border Report – Liberals eulogize Grijalva: ‘A real giant of the House’
Progressive Democrats wasted no time eulogizing the legacy of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), a progressive lion of the lower chamber who died on Thursday at the age of 77 after a battle…
Tech Crunch – Anti-aging zealot Bryan Johnson wants to start ‘foodome sequencing’
In the same way that genome sequencing determines the genetic makeup of an organism, Bryan Johnson — the investor and founder behind the Don’t Die movement – wants to start “foodome” sequencing. …