BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday called on Latin American governments to improve protection schemes, grant legal status and reverse “onerous visa requirements” for millions of Haitians…
KTSM News – Walmart shooter appears in El Paso court Thursday
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius was seen in an El Paso courtroom Thursday morning, Sept. 12, for a scheduling hearing. Crusius’ defense team spoke on their…
Yard Barker – It’s time to ban betting on college sports
As far as sports betting goes, Pandora’s box has been opened. Putting the contents back in is not an option. Despite all the headaches commissioners and executives now face, this is the…
Yard Barker – College football’s most important people in Week 3
Yardbarker highlights the 10 most important people leading into the weekend in college football each week. Here’s who we’re keeping an eye on in Week 3. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Power plant expansion tied to Bitcoin mining faces backlash in rural Hood County
Granbury residents say a noisy Bitcoin mine keeps them up at night. Now a plan to expand the power plant that fuels the mine is drawing opposition over pollution concerns. Read: Read…
El Paso Matters – Socorro ISD students are at top of charts in 2024 STAAR/EOC results
Results from the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness and End-of-Course (STAAR/EOC) tests, which were administered in spring 2024 show that students in the Socorro Independent School District are at the…
Texas Monthly – Odessa’s mayor ran to help the West Texas city “repent.” Now he wants a second term.
Under Javier Joven’s leadership, his critics say, the Odessa City Council has lost focus on municipal issues like roads and water infrastructure. Read: Read More
El Chuqueño Blog – Gentrification and Income Inequality in Oaxaca
The benefits of “economic development” are unequally distributed. Sound familiar? Here’s a story bout that theme, and censorship, and tourism in Oaxaca. It could happen here. Hell, it’s already happening here. Are…
Texas Monthly – Some Texas Democrats in 2024 Are Running on the Republican Immigration Policy of 2018
Beto O’Rourke spent Father’s Day six years ago in Tornillo, a tiny settlement about an hour southeast of El Paso. The federal government had set up a tent camp for migrant children…
Yard Barker – Colorado State WR uses controversial language to turn up heat on Colorado rivalry
Monday will be the one-year anniversary of Colorado’s high-intensity 43-35 victory against Colorado State during the 2023 season. On Saturday, the in-state rivals will face each other for the first time since…