The 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees. District 16 represents most of El Paso County, minus some neighborhoods in the…
Texas Monthly – Republicans put up little fight in Henry Cuellar’s race after indictment
Republicans declared the Laredo Democrat a target this year after his indictment, but haven’t spent serious money to unseat him. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – These Texans Turned Their Tragedies Into Action. Then They Became Targets.
Amanda Zurawski needed to go for a run. It had been a busy day; Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was in Austin and asked for time with the plaintiffs in Zurawski v. Texas,…
Texas Monthly – Inside Dallas’s Eight-Hour, $800 JFK Assassination Tour
I’m sitting in the back seat of a midnight blue Lincoln Continental convertible that looks almost identical to the one that carried John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Two U.S. flags…
Texas Monthly – Wear Your Finest Crocs to This Reservation-Only Steak Night
Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening, LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue offers what might be the most exclusive meal you can enjoy while wearing shorts and Crocs. Anyone can line up for the…
Texas Monthly – The Mild-Mannered Librarian Who Saved the Big Thicket
Texans You Should Know is a series highlighting overlooked figures and events from Texas history. Some forty miles east of Houston, past the confluence of the Old and Lost rivers, Texas begins to…
El Paso Matters – El Paso events: Locos Live, DA candidate forum, Winefest, more
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Locos Live El Paso Live and El Paso Locomotive FC will host Locos Live, a special…
Yard Barker – NCAA looking into changing loophole exploited by Oregon
Oregon committed what appeared to be a brilliant intentional penalty at the end of their game against Ohio State on Saturday, and it does not sound like the NCAA was happy about…
KTSM News – Wednesday 9-hour forecast: Fall-like temperatures begin in the Sun City
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures are here as the fall season is in full swing but don’t get too comfortable, 80-degrees could come back tomorrow. However,…
Texas Monthly – Texas’ voter rolls and noncitizens: What you need to know
A ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat investigation found that Gov. Greg Abbott likely inflated the number of noncitizens on voter rolls. Read: Read More