EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Ysleta Independent School District kicks off the new school year next Monday, July 29 with the district’s Career and Technology Center at Riverside High School now…
Texas Monthly – National effort to connect rural students with colleges expands to Texas
Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin will get funds to visit more students in rural communities and small towns. Read: Read More
Border Report – Juarez to close tent refuge, as migrants vanish
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Mexican government is shutting down a soft-sided facility near the Rio Grande that has provided shelter for 9,000 migrants in Juarez during the last nine…
Yard Barker – Lincoln Riley has ominous quote about future of USC-Notre Dame rivalry
USC coach Lincoln Riley cast some doubt on the long-term future of the Trojans’ long-standing rivalry game with Notre Dame on Wednesday. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Dentists turn to social media to bring American clients to Juarez
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Some offer free rides from El Paso to Juarez and back. Others have friended clients on social media and remind them ever so often it’s time for…
El Paso Matters – $2.5 million grant expands life-saving cancer prevention at Texas Tech Health El Paso
Preventing cancer is just as valuable as curing it. The program aims to increase human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccinations among 9- to 45-year-olds residing in underserved areas of Far West Texas, including…
Border Report – Stalled border crossing might work for truckers heading south, Baja officials say
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Mexican officials are floating the idea of allowing truckers with empty rigs to cross the border in a southbound direction once the Mexican side of the new…
KTSM News – City asks community to weigh in on future climate strategies
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of El Paso kicked off its official launch of the Regional Climate Action Plan (CAP) on Tuesday, July 23, with the first of five touchpoints…
Border Report – Texas targets Chinese land ownership
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas lawmakers on Wednesday convened to consider legislation to limit “hostile foreign organizations” from owning Texas land and assets, pointing to security threats that national security experts testified could…
Border Report – Texas gives funds to Corpus Christi to build desalination plant, lawmaker says
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The State of Texas is helping with funds for a desalination plant to be built in Corpus Christi, a state lawmaker says. Judge rules in favor of…