The proposal comes a year after a new state law ended mandatory water breaks in Austin and Dallas. Last year was the hottest on record in Texas. Read: Read More
Yard Barker – Kentucky keeps four-star defensive lineman home, beating out major schools
Javeon Campbell will go down as a huge recruiting win for Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops and his staff. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – SpaceX wants to launch up to 120 times a year from Florida – and competitors aren’t happy about it
SpaceX’s ambitious plans to launch its Starship mega-rocket up to 44 times per year from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center are causing a stir among some of its competitors. Late last month, Blue…
Yard Barker – Takeaways from the Big 12 college football media preseason poll
The Big 12 will look a lot different in 2024, and on Tuesday, the conference’s media members shared their thoughts on who will take home the Big 12 title in its first…
Texas Monthly – Lyndon Johnson Knew That Part of Wielding Power Is Knowing When to Let It Go
Sixty years ago today, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act, a high point in one of the greatest runs of policymaking of any president in American history….
KTSM News – Today’s national day is National Wildland Firefighter Day
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – I have always had a fascination with national holidays that go unnoticed. They can be super quirky, but often times they highlight certain groups or jobs that…
Border Report – US deports 116 Chinese migrants in first ‘large’ flight in 5 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it sent 116 Chinese migrants from the United States back home in the first “large charter flight” in five years. The flight, which…
Tech Crunch – Newsletter writer covering Evolve Bank’s data breach says the bank sent him a cease and desist letter
The situation around a data breach that’s affected an ever-growing number of fintech companies has gotten even weirder. Evolve Bank & Trust announced last week that it was hacked and confirmed the…
Border Report – Mexico resident claims $1.3 million lottery jackpot in South Texas
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Mexican resident claimed a $1.325 million jackpot prize after purchasing a winning ticket in Pharr. According to a Texas Lottery news release, the winning ticket was purchased…
KTSM News – New Mexico Forestry Division: Tips to prevent fires in July
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The New Mexico Forestry Division is providing tips and information to prevent unwanted “human-caused” fires for the month of July. ‘Minimal’ fire activity in Ruidoso; flooding remains…