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Border Report – Texas’ floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals court ruled Tuesday….
Texas Monthly – A Cosmic Roadhouse in Wimberley Spotlights a New Texas-Made Liqueur
Trundling down Farm-to-Market 32 road between San Marcos and Wimberley, a sign shaped like an inverted triangle may grab your attention. In the center, a stylized blue eye surrounds an orb ringed…
KTSM News – Sun Metro to receive $30M in federal funding to replace buses
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Sun Metro held a press conference Wednesday morning, July 31, after its bus system was approved for more than $30 million in federal funding to replace aging…
KTSM News – Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso pays tribute to Aug. 3 victims
Video above: Mental health after Aug. 3 EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Consul General of Mexico in El Paso Mauricio Ibarra Ponce de Leon was joined by El Paso County Judge…
KTSM News – Paris Olympics: What to watch for on Wednesday, July 31
(NEXSTAR) — Wednesday’s Olympic games schedule will focus on the water as athletes compete in a variety of events in different venues including the first dips into the Seine. Olympic triathletes swim…
El Paso Matters – El Paso marks Aug. 3 anniversary with week of tributes, events
Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Aug. 3 Remembrances Organizations throughout El Paso will mark the five-year anniversary of the Aug. 3,…
Texas Monthly – Laredo’s First-Ever Olympian Is Ready to Make Trouble in Paris
Growing up on the South Side of Laredo, the Lozano kids were taught that the path to a better life was through education. So when Jessica Lozano saw her younger sister Jennifer…
Texas Monthly – Benjamine Spencer’s Long Road Home
It had been two years since Barbara Bradley Hagerty, the award-winning religion journalist and writer, retired from her 19-year tenure with NPR. Working as a freelancer now, she was looking for her…
Yard Barker – Massive ‘College Football 25’ sales shows players were grossly underpaid
Electronic Arts’ massive sales figures for its hotly anticipated “College Football 25” video game were revealed on Tuesday, and it’s a glaring reminder of how grossly underpaid athletes were for this year’s…