The federal lawsuit argues Texas officials are engaging in religious discrimination by preventing Islamic private schools from accessing state voucher money. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Instagram tracked growing usage while targeting teens, lawyers argue
The company said usage grew from 40 minutes per day in 2023 to 46 minutes in 2026. Other documents referenced teens as being a top priority for the app before asking existing…
KTSM News – City seeks rehearing in El Paso Electric rate case
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso City Council authorized on Monday, March 2 to have the city attorney file a motion for a rehearing in the El Paso Electric rate…
El Paso Matters – UTEP president revives old plagiarism case after federal investigators clear professor in 2024 grant review
A UTEP professor who went on to become one of the university’s most prolific grant recipients – including a National Science Foundation award worth up to $160 million that was later rescinded…
KTSM News – 6 troops dead in Iran operation, US military says in update
The death toll among U.S. service members has risen, the military says. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Austin downtown shooting: What we know about the gunman, victims and motive
Two people were killed and 14 wounded in a West Sixth Street attack. Police say the shooter fired from an SUV before getting out and continuing on foot. Read: Read More
Border Report – Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities
A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities….
Texas Monthly – Business owners sue comptroller after their removal from state minority business program
Women- and minority-owned businesses were removed from the Historically Underutilized Business Program in December by acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock, who argued he was ending a DEI program. Read: Read More
El Chuqueño Blog – The Biggest Campaign of the Season
The biggest campaign of this election season isn’t taking place by any candidate on the ballot. The President of the University of Texas at El Paso is fighting to keep her job….
KTSM News – Immigration attorney Carlos Spector dies at 71
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Carlos Spector, a well-known immigration attorney and human rights advocate, has died. Spector was 71 and would have turned 72 later this month. Spector was diagnosed with…