The U.S. crossed the 100 million paid subscriber mark for music streaming services for the first time ever last year, as per a new report by the Record Industry Association of America…
Tech Crunch – Aletiq secures $6.5M for its SaaS tool focused on product lifecycle management
Aletiq has raised a €6 million funding round led by Point Nine a few months ago (around $6.5 million at current exchange rates). The French startup is announcing the founding round today….
Texas Monthly – How at-large voting creates conservative majorities on Texas school boards
In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven groups successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational materials that teach children about…
Texas Monthly – Bills seek to improve state’s response to wildfires a year after devastation in Panhandle
A proposal to create a statewide system connecting emergency personnel and agencies is among several bills that target problems exposed in 2024. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Factorial, a HR unicorn, snaps up $120M from General Catalyst to boost sales and marketing
Factorial, the Barcelona-based “unicorn” startup that provides an all-in-one HR platform in the cloud for small and medium businesses, has picked up a non-dilutive (no equity) $120 million from General Catalyst —…
Texas Monthly – Two men convicted in the smuggling deaths of 53 immigrants in San Antonio
The 2022 tragedy was the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Emergence Health hotline returns after being out for hours
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The hotline for the Emergence Health Network was down for hours on Tuesday, March 18, but the number returned to service by dinner time. The outage was…
KTSM News – Players, coaches with Borderland ties who are in NCAA tourney
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is finally here. Games began on Tuesday as the First Four round tipped off. Unfortunately for UTEP and New…
Yard Barker – Colorado HC Deion Sanders looking forward to coaching without his sons
Deion Sanders has been both “Coach Prime” for the Colorado Buffaloes as well as “Father Prime.” His sons, quarterback Shedeur Sanders and safety Shilo Sanders were under his tutelage as Colorado’s head…
Texas Monthly – Lawmakers want to give schools more leeway to suspend Texas’ youngest and homeless students
The proposal aims to make working conditions safer for teachers but critics worry it could push the state’s most vulnerable students out of the classroom. Read: Read More