Already able to collect from private entities, athletes for the first time would be able to receive direct payments from universities under the proposal. Read: Read More
Border Report – Over $14M in meth hidden in shipment of bell peppers, cucumbers
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility seized over $14 million worth of methamphetamine hidden within a shipment…
KTSM News – Ysleta ISD: 1 case of measles confirmed at Hanks HS
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Ysleta ISD confirmed that there is a measles case at one of its campuses. The Ysleta Independent School District said in a statement issued Monday afternoon, April…
Border Report – Immigration judges sue over mass firings at DOJ
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A group of recently appointed immigration judges who were fired en masse have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. White House authorizes military control of land…
Tech Crunch – Debates over AI benchmarking have reached Pokémon
Not even Pokémon is safe from AI benchmarking controversy. Last week, a post on X went viral, claiming that Google’s latest Gemini model surpassed Anthropic’s flagship Claude model in the original Pokémon…
Yard Barker – Notre Dame lands four-star WR over Georgia, North Carolina
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have picked up an important 2026 commitment. Read: Read More
El Paso Matters – How to pay for I-10 deck plaza? Backers say private donors to put up tens of millions
Boosters of the deck plaza that would cover Interstate 10 in Downtown El Paso plan to garner $25 million in private donations for the project, which could be a key source of…
Border Report – Advocates blast IRS deal to share data on undocumented immigrants
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – It’s called an ITIN, and for the past three decades it has allowed undocumented immigrants to file an income tax return even if they lack work…
KTSM News – Apparent street race leads to reckless driving arrest in Horizon City
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 24-year-old man has been arrested after he crashed his vehicle during an apparent street race over the weekend, Horizon Police said. Ryan Bradley Marsh, 24, was…
Tech Crunch – Lime’s scooter and ebike batteries will be recycled by Redwood Materials
Shared micromobility company Lime has reached an agreement to send batteries used in its scooters and e-bikes to Redwood Materials, which will extract and recycle critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel,…