El Paso’s mayor and half of City Council expressed concerns about the rate increase El Paso Electric proposed Monday that would lift average residential bills by more than $22 per month. The…
Border Report – CBP seize over $1.4 mil worth of cocaine
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — United States Customs and Border Protection seized over $1.4 million worth of cocaine in two drug seizures. According to a news release from CBP, the first seizure took…
Border Report – Deputy who staged drug bust sentenced to nearly 4 years in federal prison
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A former sheriff’s deputy who staged a drug bust was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison on Tuesday. Baldemar Cardenas, 39, of McAllen participated in a…
KTSM News – White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze
The Trump’s administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance, which had paralyzed many federal programs and…
Tech Crunch – Waymo reportedly testing robotaxis in 10 new cities in 2025
Waymo plans to start testing autonomous vehicles in 10 new cities this year, starting with Las Vegas and San Diego, according to The Verge. Although this doesn’t mean the company will launch…
Border Report – Troops installing barbed wire along border in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — U.S. military troops are stationed at the southern border, helping the Department of Homeland Security. What are some of their assignments? On Wednesday, FOX 5/KUSI was able…
Tech Crunch – Instagram gives creators more insight into their reels’ performance
Meta continues to target creators in the days following the U.S. TikTok ban. In addition to paying TikTok creators big bonuses to publish reels, Instagram announced on Wednesday that it’s introducing new…
Tech Crunch – Anthropic’s CEO says DeepSeek shows US export rules are working
In an essay on Wednesday, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, weighed in on the debate over whether Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s success implies that U.S. export controls on AI chips aren’t…
Border Report – Deportations to Mexico continue via Hidalgo
HIDALGO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As the new troops get settled in the Rio Grande Valley, deportations into Mexico continue at the International Port of Entry in Hidalgo. About 50 people were bussed…
Texas Monthly – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick outlines sweeping conservative agenda with list of top 25 legislative priorities
Restrict bad books, help with deportations, infuse religion in schools and provide property tax relief – these are among the Patrick priorities. Read: Read More