Past efforts to allow more religion in public schools have been hamstrung by legal challenges. But those on the religious right feel empowered by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – The Texanist: What’s Baylor University’s Beef With Willie Nelson?
Q: Is it true that Baylor University once banned Willie Nelson from its campus? As a Waco native and proud Baylor grad, I’ve long been mocked by fans and alums of certain…
KTSM News – ‘Cloned’ Border Patrol K-9 truck used to smuggle migrants
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two U.S. citizens and a Mexican national face arraignment this week for allegedly transporting 24 migrants inside a “cloned” Border Patrol K-9 vehicle. A Feb. 4…
Tech Crunch – Defense and resilience tech reached an all-time high 10% of all VC funding in Europe
The war in Ukraine served as a wakeup call for Europe, and defense tech went from a sector that most European VCs didn’t touch to one of the top investment areas within…
Tech Crunch – This Week in AI: Musk bids for OpenAI
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The billionaires are fighting again. On Monday, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, offered to…
Texas Monthly – 13 Steamy Texan Must-Reads, According to Romance Bookstore Owners
Romance has long been the steel backbone of the publishing industry. But with the rise of BookTok and romance-obsessed communities, terms like “smut,” “romantasy,” and “shadow daddy” have become everyday vernacular. As…
Border Report – Group in Chula Vista rallies against ICE, mass deportation
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A group of people gathered across the street from Castle Park High School in Chula Vista Tuesday afternoon to protest against ICE and mass deportation. The…
Border Report – AP says reporter blocked from White House over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ policy
(The Hill) – The Associated Press rebuked the White House after it said one of the outlet’s reporters was barred from covering an executive order signing Tuesday afternoon. The barring of the…
Tech Crunch – Las Vegas just got a Netflix restaurant
You can now dine out on dishes inspired by Netflix movies and shows at Las Vegas’s newest restaurant. Netflix Bites is open as of this week in the MGM Grand Hotel &…
Tech Crunch – Security compliance firm Drata acquires SafeBase for $250M
Drata, a security compliance automation platform that helps companies adhere to frameworks such as SOC 2 and GDPR, has acquired software security review startup SafeBase for $250 million. SafeBase co-founders Al Yang (CEO)…