[[{“value”:” The Socorro Independent School District is in a deep financial hole and under the conservatorship of the Texas Education Agency. In November they had to take out a $25.1 million loan…
Texas Monthly – The Best Little Shopping Strip in Texas
The red go-go boots are a half size too small, but I buy them anyway. It’s almost closing time at Mimi Shoes on South El Paso Street, just a few blocks from…
Tech Crunch – 19 founders and VCs working with Elon Musk’s DOGE
Silicon Valley used to take a backseat to Washington, D.C. But now, the people disrupting technology have taken the wheel at the highest echelons of government. And that’s thanks, in large part, to…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI adopts rival Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to data
OpenAI is embracing rival Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI assistants to the systems where data resides. In a post on X on Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI will add…
Tech Crunch – SpaceX reportedly has a secret backdoor for Chinese investment
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has allowed Chinese investors to buy stakes as long as the funds are routed through the Cayman Islands or other offshore hubs, according to reporting from ProPublica. …
Tech Crunch – Leaked data exposes a Chinese AI censorship machine
One academic who reviewed the dataset said it was “clear evidence” that China, or its affiliates, wants to use AI to improve repression. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Man arrested, charged with DWI after running red light in Horizon, police say
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 29-year-old man was arrested this past Sunday, March 23, for driving while intoxicated after running a red light in Horizon City, according to the Horizon City…
Tech Crunch – Bradley Tusk says he makes more money with ‘equity-for-services’ than he did as a traditional VC
Bradley Tusk, co-founder and managing partner at Tusk Venture Partners, told TechCrunch in today’s episode of Equity that VC as we know it is dead. And it has been for the last…
Tech Crunch – Fintech Mercury lands $300M in Sequoia-led Series C, doubles valuation to $3.5B
Digital banking startup Mercury has raised $300 million in primary and secondary funding at a $3.5 billion post-money valuation, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday. The valuation is more than double…
Border Report – Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits the El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday will visit the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang have been held since their…