As deportations and ICE raids frighten Latino immigrant communities, the co-owner of Austin’s Vaquero Taquero is pushing back in a creative way. “Latino immigrants, whatever their status, are the backbone of the…
Tech Crunch – Fetii’s group rideshare app for young people attracts funding from Mark Cuban, YC
When he was a senior studying at Texas A&M University, Matthew Iommi realized that there were no good options for transporting groups of people. Fellow college students heading out for the night…
El Paso Matters – SISD employees see pay cuts under new health plan
As Socorro Independent School District employees got their first check of the year, many noticed less take-home pay after the district’s new health insurance plan went into effect in January. “When I…
Tech Crunch – Hightouch raises $80M on a $1.2B valuation for marketing tools powered by AI
Last decade, companies like Segment rewrote the book on how organizations used APIs to merge data from disparate apps to improve marketing strategies. Today, a startup called Hightouch — co-founded by a…
Tech Crunch – Lingo.dev is an app localization engine for developers
Monolinguists wanting to communicate with the global masses have never had it so easy. Trusty old Google Translate can convert the content of images, audio, and entire websites across hundreds of languages,…
Tech Crunch – As US newspaper outages drag on, Lee Enterprises blames cyberattack for encrypting critical systems
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Texas Monthly – The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival will be Nov. 13-15
Be part of conversations shaping the future, with those driving decisions in Texas and across the nation. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Legal AI-startup Luminance, backed by the late Mike Lynch, raises $75M
Given Generative AI is very good at interpreting dense texts, it’s been a boon for startups attacking one of the most complex sets of texts there is: the law. We’ve thus seen…
Texas Monthly – As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes
Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get a credit on their bill. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – This Texas school district invested in a pre-K center that’s specifically designed for younger students
Alief Independent School District is among a growing number of districts across the country to spend money on buildings tailored to 4- and 5-year-olds. Read: Read More