MEXICO CITY (AP) — Following a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party said Wednesday it is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress. The ruling…
Texas Monthly – A Wildfire-Ravaged Panhandle Town Rallies Around High School Football
“I’m very excited for football season,” said Jessa Bell, a senior cheerleader at Canadian High School. “We’ve been doing a lot to get ready.”Bell’s sentiment is shared by many CHS Wildcats fans…
Texas Monthly – Odessa is still healing five years after a mass shooting
“It’s like time passes, but it also freezes,” said Rosie Granados, whose twin sister was killed during the shooting. Read: Read More
Border Report – Austin voter among 2.2 million on ‘suspense list’ shares how he fixed it
AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Nico Ramsey went to check his voter record last week, he said he surprisingly found himself among the 2.2 million Texans whose registration status is currently listed as…
Border Report – Pope Francis: ‘To repel migrants … is a grave sin’
Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced those who willingly work to repel migrants as sinners, calling out restrictive immigration laws, border militarization and rejection as tools that endanger migrants. Francis opened his weekly…
Yard Barker – Big Ten Network blackout looms over Comcast subscribers in new member school markets
As college football frenzy begins to sweep the nation, fans of Washington, Oregon, USC and UCLA could be in for a frustrating start. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – What to Know About the Federal Lawsuit Against the Texas Company Your Landlord Might Use to Set Your Rent
On Friday, the United States Department of Justice—along with the attorneys general of eight states—announced a civil antitrust lawsuit against the Richardson-based company RealPage. The firm’s software allows the owners of rental…
Texas Monthly – Houston’s Geothermal Energy Sector Is Hot—and Steamy
Earlier this week, tech giant Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—unveiled plans to buy a lot of electricity from an innovative power plant to be built by geothermal energy start-up Sage…
Texas Monthly – Is Vertical Farming the Future of Texas Agriculture?
Wander through the labyrinthine tunnels twenty feet beneath downtown Houston, and the past practically oozes from the walls. Office workers walk over pink-and-green speckled tiles. Steve Winwood’s eighties banger “Valerie” plays over…
KTSM News – Heavy law enforcement presence seen in Vinton
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A heavy law enforcement presence was seen early Thursday morning, Aug. 29, in Vinton. A spokesperson with FBI El Paso says they’re conducting “court-authorized law enforcement activity”…