In Austin, just north of our imposing pink granite seat of government, inlaid on the new Texas Capitol Mall, is a large map of the state. Visitors to the promenade can walk…
Border Report – Cruz asks feds to appeal ruling against LNG project
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to appeal a court ruling that denied permits for a liquified natural gas project in…
Yard Barker – USC DL to redshirt, transfer amid unhappiness with playing time
Alexander has seen his role reduced this season and will now sit out the rest of the season to retain a year of eligibility ahead of a transfer out of the program. Read:…
Texas Monthly – A Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Houston-area school he left
The legal request comes after a judge dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit accusing Barbers Hill ISD of discrimination. Read: Read More
El Paso News Exclusive: Ricardo Samaniego Misses El Paso Commissioners Meeting Due To Altercation With Girlfriend
On May 9, 2024, El Paso News received a tip from a reader alerting us to an event that transpired on April 22, 2024 involving county judge Ricardo Samaniego. The reader advised…
The Border Chronicle – 30 Years of Operation Gatekeeper: A Q&A with Joseph Nevins
Subscribe now Border Patrol watches over a newly built wall during Operation Gatekeeper in February of 1999 near San Diego. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) Share Thirty years ago there…
Texas Monthly – The Truth About Being Dead
In the fall of 2016, the daughter of a founding member of the B-52s and the son of a founding member of Belle and Sebastian met at the University of Texas. She…
Border Report – Attorney General Ken Paxton targets El Paso nonprofit that offers legal services to migrants
(The Texas Tribune) — Attorney General Ken Paxton is targeting another nonprofit that works with immigrant clients, this time for alleged violations of consumer protection laws — a fresh argument that the…
El Paso Matters – Las Americas sues Ken Paxton to block efforts to obtain records on Biden administration parole policies
An El Paso nonprofit that provides legal services to immigrants and migrants has filed a lawsuit that attempts to block an investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has increasingly targeted…
Yard Barker – College football’s most important people in Week 5
A massive weekend of college football is upon us. Ranked matchups, old rivalries and playoff implications headline the schedule. Here are the people who will have the biggest impact on the weekend’s…