The other day, I staged a small film festival for myself that included The Last Picture Show (1971), Terms of Endearment (1983), and selected episodes of the 2006 TV series Friday Night…
Texas Monthly – Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s future
Justices on Monday heard arguments from Annunciation House, which is fighting to stay open, and the Texas Attorney General’s office, which claims the shelter’s work with migrants violates state law. Read: Read…
El Paso Matters – Texas AG takes effort to close El Paso’s Annunciation House to state Supreme Court
The Texas Attorney General’s Office told sometimes skeptical Texas Supreme Court justices Monday that El Paso’s Annunciation House migrant shelters are harboring undocumented immigrants and can’t use Catholic religious beliefs as a…
KTSM News – Fire dispatch: 1 injured after 3-vehicle crash in Central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – One person was injured after a three-vehicle crash on Monday, Jan. 13 in Central El Paso, fire dispatch said. Fire dispatch said the crash happened at the…
El Chuqueño Blog – Saucedo’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Children’s Hospital Dismissed
From this week’s El Paso Inc.*: A district judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed against El Paso Children’s Hospital by parents of Ivanna Maria Saucedo, an El Paso child who…
KTSM News – Hot air balloons to hit Las Cruces skies for first time in 14 years
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM)—After 14 years, the community is invited to watch hot air balloons take over the Las Cruces skies this weekend. Photos courtesy of Visit Las Cruces The Mesilla Valley…
Border Report – Mexican cattle banned from Texas due to screwworm threat
(Texas Tribune) — A single cow in Mexico and a pest the size of a housefly have held up pens full of Texas-bound cattle worth millions of dollars for the past six…
KTSM News – Mike McCarthy won’t return as Dallas Cowboys coach, AP source says
DALLAS (AP) — Mike McCarthy is not returning as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, a person with knowledge of the decision told The…
Border Report – DeSantis calls special session to implement Trump’s immigration policies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling state lawmakers into a special session to help carry out President-elect Donald Trump’s promises for a swift crackdown on immigration. Trump is preparing…
Border Report – Here’s when Trump nominees will appear for confirmation hearings
More than a dozen people nominated by President-elect Trump to serve in his administration will make their case to Senate committees this week. The busy week will kick off with the Senate…