Swizzle Ventures has closed its Fund I at $6.6 million, bypassing its initial $3 million target, Jessica Kamada, the firm’s founder, told TechCrunch. Back in December, TechCrunch previously reported that the firm,…
Texas Monthly – Texas Senate votes in favor of proposals to deny bail to certain accused violent criminals
The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House for consideration. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – UT System names Jim Davis as UT-Austin’s interim president
The decision to name Davis, UT-Austin’s chief operating officer since 2023, ends President Jay Hartzell’s tenure months earlier than anticipated. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Spanish spyware startup Mollitiam Industries shuts down
The little-known surveillance vendor filed for bankruptcy in January, after years of peddling spyware to countries like Colombia. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Robert Roberson files first new appeal since his execution was delayed
The appeal includes new testimony from experts who say Roberson’s daughter died of natural causes, and cites the court’s exoneration of a man in another shaken baby syndrome case out of Dallas…
Tech Crunch – IVF insurance startup Future Family promises a baby or your money back
For decades, couples going through in vitro fertilization have had to spend tens of thousands of dollars on the procedures with no guarantee of success. It’s not only an emotionally draining process,…
Border Report – Cal Fire captain stabbed, killed in her home
RAMONA, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — A Cal Fire captain was fatally stabbed at her home in Ramona, California, Monday in what San Diego County Sheriff’s Department officials are investigating as a suspected homicide….
KTSM News – Police investigating two-vehicle crash in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A person was injured after a vehicle crashed into a residence, and hit a gas meter on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in El Paso’s Lower Valley, according to…
Texas Monthly – Trump administration orders lawyers for unaccompanied migrant minors to stop their work
The primary contractor providing the legal services said it helps 26,000 unaccompanied minors who are seeking permission to remain in the country legally. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Karman+ digs up $20M to build an asteroid-mining autonomous spacecraft
Investors on the lookout for startups working at the frontiers of technology are casting their nets ever further into unchartered territory, sometimes literally as well as figuratively. In one of the latest…