Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said the online forum site plans to launch an upgraded search experience in 2025 designed to help users navigate the social network and be able to answer “subjective…
KTSM News – 8 people hurt, 2 transported to Phoenix after Sun Metro fire; City responds with resources
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Eight people were injured, including two people who are in critical condition and have been flown to a burn center in Phoenix, Arizona, after a vehicle exploded…
Border Report – Cameron County Judge signs order to hold election for incorporation of Starbase city
BOCA CHICA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. signed an order allowing for Starbase to move forward in the process to become a city. On Dec. 12, 2024, Cameron…
Texas Monthly – Certain criminal suspects would be denied bail under changes OK’d by Texas Senate panel
The package of bills would tighten the state’s bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — while their criminal cases are pending. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – VC industry reacts to Trump nominating a16z’s Brian Quintenz for regulatory role
Brian Quintenz, who leads policy for Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto team, announced on Wednesday that he’s being tapped to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to his X post. And many…
Border Report – Mexican man with ‘violent criminal record’ attempts to enter US illegally
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man from Mexico was recently arrested in El Paso after he allegedly re-entered the U.S. illegally, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI pledges that its models won’t censor viewpoints
OpenAI is making clear that its AI models won’t shy away from sensitive topics, and will refrain from making assertions that might “shut out some viewpoints.” In an updated version of its Model Spec,…
KTSM News – Man arrested for aggravated sexual assault, other charges after standoff in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 21-year-old man has been arrested on revocation warrants for aggravated sexual assault, and other charges after a standoff with law enforcement in East El Paso, the…
Border Report – Immigration enforcement resolution passes in El Cajon
EL CAJON, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — In a three-to-two vote Tuesday, the El Cajon City Council announced its intentions to assist federal authorities when possible with federal immigration information. The meeting was cleared…
Texas Monthly – Fernando A. Flores Didn’t Mean to Write a Novel About Elon Musk’s Texas
Born in Reynosa, Mexico, and raised in a trailer just north of the Rio Grande, Fernando A. Flores is a college dropout, former barista, and current employee at Austin’s Alienated Majesty bookstore….