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KTSM News – Hunt family gives $250K to El Paso Center for Diabetes
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation has given a $250,000 gift to the El Paso Center for Diabetes, the two organizations announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11….
Border Report – New Mexico celebrates hydraulics and heritage with lowrider car holiday
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State lawmakers are embracing New Mexico’s time-honored culture of transforming customized lowrider cars into rolling canvases of artistic expression and a source of community pride. House and Senate lawmakers…
Yard Barker – This MAC football program is becoming an unexpected NFL hotbed
As the NFL turns its attention to the pre-draft process, an unlikely college football program might be on the verge of producing a breakout defensive star for the second year in a…
Texas Monthly – Texas foster home linked to boy’s death had history of fight clubs and sexual misconduct, report says
The death of an 11-year-old at a Greenville residential treatment center is among 16 deaths reported in the Texas foster care system in the last 15 months. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Founders Fund is about to close another $3B fund
Founders Fund is on track to conclude fundraising of its third growth fund at the end of March, according to people close to the firm. The Peter Thiel-founded outfit is raising $3…
KTSM News – County to close 2 tax offices temporarily
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Office of the El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector announced that it is temporarily closing two offices, effective March 1. The offices that will be closed are…
Border Report – $1M in cocaine seized at Pharr border crossing
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Over the weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations officers at the Pharr International Bridge seized over $1 million in cocaine. The agency’s news release…
Border Report – Alleged ‘pistol-whipping’ Chuco Tango gang member arrested
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – An alleged member of the Chuco Tango gang was arrested Monday on suspicion of aggravated assault with a weapon causing serious bodily injury and other charges, the…
Texas Monthly – Rep. Roger Williams introduces bill to reimburse Texas for Operation Lone Star
The new bill reinforces Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for the federal government to repay the $11 billion Texas has paid for the border security operation. Read: Read More