With less than 100 days until the midterm elections, candidates are starting to line up to run in El Paso and the leadership of the two parties is starting to fray as…
El Paso Matters – Socorro Catholic churches unite residents over ICE detention center, water concerns
SOCORRO, Texas – In the 1980s, Maria Estella Padilla went door to door after Mass, organizing house meetings to bring running water and sewerage services to hundreds of thousands of homes along…
Tech Crunch – Enigma raises $70M to make controlling a robot as easy as adjusting the volume
The massive seed round was led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Sarah Guo’s Conviction Partners. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Snapchat now lets you share what you’re listening to in real time
Starting with Spotify, Snapchat users will be able to link their accounts, choose who can see their listening activity, and see what their friends are listening to in real time. Read more: Read…
Texas Monthly – Universities can use conservative-favored entrance exam as Texas eyes wider use, agency chief says
Texas may expand use of the Classical Learning Test despite a new report finding less evidence its scores predict college success than the SAT or ACT. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Thousands of apartments going up thanks to new Texas housing laws. But resistance lingers in the suburbs.
The laws, which make it easier to build apartments, face stiff resistance from North Texas suburbs. State lawmakers vow to force cities to comply. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Use our database to see what state employees in Texas are paid, as of July 2026
The Texas Tribune’s database of state employees’ compensation has been updated to include salaries as of July 1. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Europe got its own TBPN-style live show, and everyone’s angling for a guest spot
On Monday, the network announced a $1.6 million seed round from top players in the media ecosystem, including Powerhouse Capital, Axel Springer SE (which owns Business Insider and Politico), the popular media…
Tech Crunch – Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI?
Forget YouTube videos—frontier physical AI models need multiple camera angles, dense annotation, and soon, brain wave readings. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat?
As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company may also be wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns. Read more: Read More