Lily Vittayarukskul (pictured above) was studying aerospace engineering when her aunt was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. Her aunt had lived under the same roof as Vittayarukskul while she was growing up…
Border Report – Deportation flight from the U.S. to Colombia departs from El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Deportation flights between the U.S. and Colombia resumed on Tuesday, Jan. 28 after the diplomatic drama over the weekend between President Donald Trump and Colombia’s President Gustavo…
Border Report – LA schools distributing ‘red cards’ to help immigrant families ‘assert constitutional rights’
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District are now distributing “red cards” – also known as “Know Your Rights” cards – and other resources to remind immigrant…
Texas Monthly – Texas’s Other Other Stonehenge
The Detours series celebrates lesser-known locales worth visiting across the state. Odessa knows about booms and busts—the rhythm of this West Texas city rises and falls with the price of a barrel of oil….
Texas Monthly – An Abilene BBQ Joint Blends Its Dance Hall Roots With a “Mild to Wild” Menu
William Crane spent 22 years in the U.S. Army. The five that he spent in Iraq were the toughest. “Coming back, as a soldier, you start looking for ways to cope,” he…
Texas Monthly – When Grackles Gather, This Falconer Makes Them Scatter
Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. Steve Oleson, who is seventy, is the owner of the Austin-based company Winged Victory. The lifelong falconer uses raptors to…
Tech Crunch – TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Only 3 days left for 2-for-1 Pass
Only 3 days remain to score the ultimate deal for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — two of the same ticket types for the price of one! Don’t wait to take advantage of these…
Tech Crunch – Clutch grabs $20M to build out its non-human security ID platform
When it comes to the world of cybersecurity, identity is often thought of as a “perimeter” around an organization. So many breaches begin through techniques like password theft, phishing, and credential stuffing;…
El Paso Matters – El Paso events: Lunar New Year, El Paso Opera, Downtown architecture tour
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Lunar New Year Celebration 2025 Ring in the year of the snake during the El Paso…
Tech Crunch – Finout raises $40M Series C for its cloud cost management service
Even just a few years ago, FinOps — a collection of best practices to manage the costs of cloud computing — wasn’t something that was top of mind for a lot of…