The justices allowed a lower court’s opinion to stand, and, for now, sidestepped the question of whether a frozen embryo has the same rights as a living child. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Meta pauses plans to train AI using European users’ data, bowing to regulatory pressure
Meta has confirmed that it will pause plans to start training its AI systems using data from its users in the European Union (EU) and U.K. The move follows pushback from the…
Yard Barker – Wisconsin lands four-star LB over Oregon, Texas A&M
According to 247Sports, he’s the No. 18 linebacker recruit in the country. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Meanwhile, in Texas: Emus Get the Bum’s Rush, and a Kilt-Clad Shopper Gets, Well . . .
Animal-protection officers who captured two emus found running loose in Austin’s Zilker Park said they were “just as confused as everybody else” about how the flightless birds ended up there.A Houston man…
Texas Monthly – Follow the Smell of Oak and Coffee to This East Texas Barbecue Joint
When I first visited Brendyn’s BBQ, in Nacogdoches, six years back, owner Brendyn Todd offered a sample of a coffee-rubbed brisket alongside a conventionally seasoned one. I liked the coffee flavor so…
Texas Monthly – The Pronghorn, America’s Fastest Land Mammal, Rules the Texas Desert and Plains
Each month, we get to know one of the state’s many wonderful and quirky critters. Latin name: Antilocapra americanaSize: 3–5 feet long and 90–150 pounds (males)Texas habitat: The Panhandle, far West Texas, and…
Texas Monthly – Mexta Intends to Be the Boldest Mexican Restaurant in Austin
After a couple of visits to Mexta, two things became clear: The restaurant, which opened in March in downtown Austin’s historic Littlefield Building, has all its bases covered, from perennial Mexican favorites…
Texas Monthly – Who’s Bankrolling These Prominent Abortion Rights Opponents?
Sometimes, even big-time lawyers have trouble getting paid. Consider Jonathan Mitchell, who says his regular hourly rate is $1,200. The baby-faced, Austin-based savant graduated from the University of Chicago Law School with…
El Paso Matters – YISD approves budget with deficit, no employee pay raises
This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. YISD Approves Budget With Deficit, No Pay…
KTSM News – Friday 9-hour Forecast: Triple digits continue to soar across the borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – It’s Friday and we continue to be under a weather alert for a heat advisory across the borderland. Starting at noon, we’ll begin to reach triple digits….