EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Smugglers used a shipment of serrano peppers to hide a “massive” load of meth, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The drugs arrived from Mexico in…
Texas Monthly – Trump taps former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to lead CIA
Ratcliffe represented Texas’ 4th Congressional District until Trump picked him to serve as director of national intelligence in 2020. Read: Read More
KTSM News – USDA urges food safety this Thanksgiving
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging the public to practice food safety throughout the entire Thanksgiving process, from the grocery store to the dining table, the department said…
Border Report – 2 men accused of plotting to shoot at immigrants are convicted of attempting to kill federal agents
Two men who co-founded a militia group have been convicted of attempting to murder federal agents ahead of a planned trip to the Texas-Mexico border to shoot at immigrants illegally crossing there…
Yard Barker – Mike Norvell, Florida State has chance to re-tool after cleaning out coaching staff
From being thought of as a College Football Playoff contender to now being 1-9 and having one of the worst seasons in program history, FSU’s 2024 season quickly went from hopeful to…
Texas Monthly – We’ve Gotta Ask Michelin: Where’s the Love for Tex-Mex?
In the seventeenth century, the government of New Spain established a network of trails based on Indigenous trade routes called El Camino Real de los Tejanos, in part to prevent the French…
Border Report – Voters in California city reject measure allowing noncitizens to vote in local races
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Voters in a Southern California city rejected a measure that would have allowed residents who aren’t U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. Measure DD was rejected by…
KTSM News – Jungle Reef passes latest USDA inspection
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Jungle Reef Aquarium, a privately owned and operated aquarium and petting zoo at the former Sunland Park Mall, passed its latest inspection by the U.S. Department of…
Texas Monthly – Stars, Surprises, and Snubs at the Ceremony for Texas’s First Michelin Guide
In a ceremony in Houston on Monday night attended by the crème de la crème of the Texas restaurant world, France’s Michelin company bestowed single stars on fifteen Texas dining places. The…
El Paso Matters – Q&A: El Paso municipal court No. 4 judicial candidates in Dec. 14 runoff election
El Paso Municipal Court judges handle Class C misdemeanors and civil parking citations issued within the city limits. Judges are nonpartisan and serve four-year terms. Who’s running for this seat? Samuel Flores…