(NEXSTAR) — Fresh off their gold medal in team competition on Tuesday, Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnasts took to the mat Thursday to compete for all-around gold. Biles, 27, entered…
Texas Monthly – Join us November 13-14 for two days of conversations on the future of rural Texas
Focused on “Small Towns, Big Possibilities,” we’ll discuss where rural Texas is and where it can go. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Remembering those we lost on Aug. 3, 2019
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A remembrance ceremony for the 23 people who lost their lives five years ago will be taking place this Saturday, Aug. 3, at the El Paso County…
Border Report – Escobar to co-chair Kamala Harris campaign
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, says she expects to be named co-chair of Kamala Harris’ presidential election campaign. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas. “I got a…
Border Report – Longtime South Texas migrant advocate has died
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Eddie Canales, a longtime migrant advocate whose South Texas nonprofit helps to search for lost and deceased migrants, has died of illness. Canales, 76, was director of…
Texas Monthly – How a Texas College Hoops Legend Landed on the Greek Olympic Team
When Thomas Walkup’s European teammates find out he’s from Texas, they have one of two reactions. If they speak English well, they barrage him with questions: Did you grow up on a…
The Border Chronicle – Weaponizing Immigration
Attendees at the Republican National Convention in July hold signs that read “Mass Deportation Now.” (Photo credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Share It was only minutes after the country knew that Vice President…
Texas Monthly – A Partial Inventory of Items Simone Biles Could Jump Over in Her Floor Routine
This week, in one of the most anticipated moments of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles proved yet again why she’s not just the greatest gymnast of all time, but, like, maybe…
Texas Monthly – Two Former Texans Introduce Nebraskans to Top-Notch Brisket
A year ago, Flor and Fletcher Sheridan looked down at a historic building for sale in downtown Alliance, Nebraska, from atop the Ferris wheel set up for the community’s annual Heritage Days….
Texas Monthly – Team USA’s Olympic Hopes in Skeet Shooting Run Through Texas
Vincent Hancock was twelve years old when he first stepped foot on an Olympic shooting range. He’d grown up watching his brother and dad compete locally and started hitting targets himself when…