Amazon is eliminating roles in its Communications and Sustainability departments, per an internal memo seen by TechCrunch. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Las Cruces Fire chief to retire after 22 years of service
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Las Cruces Fire Chief Jason Smith is retiring. Smith led the Las Cruces Fire Department since Nov. 30, 2020 and had served for 22 years in different…
The Border Chronicle – Postcards from the Border: An Essay of Paintings with Artist Susan Lyman
Subscribe now Susan Lyman, Border Surveillance in the Grasslands, 2022, oil on board, 12 × 12 in. Share From high up in a helicopter, Border Patrol agents scour the ground below, looking…
Tech Crunch – US Justice Department says cybercrime forum allegedly affected 17 million Americans
U.S. prosecutors accused an Argentinian national living in Spain of being an “active administrator” of Nulled, one of the two hacking forums seized and shut down by authorities. © 2024 TechCrunch. All…
KTSM News – Teen faces manslaughter charge in fatal shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An 18-year-old man has been arrested and is being charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of another teen last October in South-Central El Paso, El Paso…
Texas Monthly – CenterPoint Energy settles rate case, will lower power costs for customers
Houston’s main electrical company backed off plans to raise rates after facing sharp criticism for its response to massive power outages after Hurricane Beryl. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Microsoft signs massive carbon credit deal with reforestation startup Chestnut Carbon
The 25-year deal would enable Chestnut Carbon to reforest 60,000 acres of land across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Trump’s tariffs loom and even his supporters in Texas are nervous
Trump has vowed punishing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, which are Texas’ biggest international trading partners. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Waymo employees can hail fully autonomous rides in Atlanta now
Waymo said it is launching fully driverless robotaxi rides for employees in Atlanta, an important step before the company opens the service up to members of the public later in 2025. This…
Texas Monthly – When the Catholic Church Ran a Public School in Small-Town Texas
When phone scammers call 78-year-old Wanda Ray, she likes to keep them on the line until they break. One call, her husband, John, tells me, lasted an hour. “Sharp” and “sassy” are…