EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man was charged with arson after allegedly starting a fire on Saturday, Jan. 25 at a Las Cruces motel, according to the Las Cruces Fire Department….
Border Report – Escobar, Gonzales offer starkly different takes on Trump’s border operations
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Within the span of an hour, U.S. Reps. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, held separate news conferences near Downtown El Paso and offered starkly different…
Border Report – ‘It saddens me’: Protesters take to the Texas Capitol after ICE operations in Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol Sunday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations were conducted in Austin. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed to KXAN that it…
Border Report – ICE begins ‘enhanced targeted operations’ in Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it conducted “enhanced targeted operations” in Austin Sunday, according to an agency spokesperson. “[ICE], along with federal partners including the DEA and ATF…
Border Report – Over 400 Texas Tactical Border Force soldiers deploying to border
AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 400 soldiers from the Texas Tactical Border Force will head to the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday to “collaborate with” Border Patrol agents on the border in the…
KTSM News – Over 400 Texas Tactical Border Force soldiers deploying to border
AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 400 soldiers from the Texas Tactical Border Force will head to the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday to “collaborate with” Border Patrol agents on the border in the…
Texas Monthly – Why Kevin Von Erich Is Parting With a Lifetime of Pro-Wrestling Memorabilia
When Kevin Von Erich moved back to Texas last year, the first thing that struck him was the weather. “It was three months in a row of hot spell,” he says from…
Texas Monthly – The Texanist: Can I Use “Y’all” in Work Emails?
Q: Is it appropriate to use “y’all” in professional emails or phone calls? I usually don’t hesitate if I’m dealing with other long-term Texans, but for non-Texans or new transplants, I’m not…
Texas Monthly – A Flesh-Eating Worm Is Crawling Toward Texas. Can a Pause on Cattle Imports Keep It at Bay?
Give a screwworm an inch, and it’ll take a mile. This pernicious pest, which, in its adult form, has bulging orange eyes and a metallic blue-green body, has held insecta non grata…
El Paso Matters – Bird flu in El Paso – what we know so far
Texas officials recently reported highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in captive wild birds in El Paso this past December – the first cases reported in more than two years in the…