SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, is scheduled to tour the border between San Diego and Tijuana Thursday evening. He will be escorted…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COUNTY POISED TO SUPPORT $1.6 BILLION IN NEW DEBT SERVICING, EXPLODING OUR PROPERTY TAX
[[{“value”:” Two days ago we reported that the County will soon vote on whether to issue $188 million in certificates of obligation without voter approval and place a $294 million general obligation…
El Paso Matters – Canutillo ISD to create nonprofit corporation to build administrative offices
The Canutillo Independent School District is creating a public facility corporation – a nonprofit corporation with the power to finance public buildings by issuing debt without voter approval – to pay for…
Texas Monthly – CenterPoint CEO promises improvements as Texas scrutinizes company’s Beryl response
Jason Wells told regulators the company will launch a new outage tracker by Aug. 1. It will also trim more tree limbs near power lines and hire an executive to focus on…
Yard Barker – Three 2025 NFL Draft prospects to watch from Ole Miss
The new-look SEC is tougher than ever with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but Mississippi doesn’t have to be perfect to make it into the revamped, 12-team College Football Playoff. Here…
Yard Barker – UNC’s Mack Brown explains how losing star QBs to NFL benefits team
North Carolina head coach Mack Brown doesn’t sound particularly concerned that the program lost quarterback Drake Maye to the NFL. Read: Read More
Yard Barker – Five SEC football storylines to watch
2024 is primed to be one of the most noteworthy years in conference history. Read: Read More
Yard Barker – Dabo Swinney addresses his ‘anti-portal’ stance
Is Clemson coach Dabo Swinney anti-transfer portal? Many feel that he is, but he does not feel that tag is an accurate one. At ACC Media Days on Thursday, Swinney addressed that…
Border Report – Death toll rises to 6 in explosion and fire at tequila factory in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescue teams on Wednesday found another body at a tequila distillery in Mexico a day after an explosion and fire, bringing the death toll to six. Two workers…
Border Report – Tijuana to pay $5 million to import water from California
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The state of Baja California will get 200 liters of water per second from the San Diego County Water Authority to help Tijuana residents during the hot…