EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso man has been arrested in El Paso for alleged crimes related to trafficking and selling firearms without a license, according to the U.S. Attorney’s…
Border Report – Senate revives bipartisan border bill
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The U.S. Senate plans to vote again this week on a bipartisan border security bill. Republicans blocked the measure earlier this year when it was part of a larger…
Border Report – Laredo enacts drought contingency plans
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The Laredo City Council has revised its drought contingency plans to include levying fines on residents who misuse water as punishing heat and a lack of water…
Yard Barker – Jaden Rashada sues Florida coach Billy Napier over failed NIL deal
Jaden Rashada backed out of his commitment to Florida last year after an NIL agreement went sour, and the quarterback is now suing the school over the situation. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – VCs wanted FarmboxRx to become a meal kit, the company bootstrapped instead
Some startups choose to bootstrap from the beginning while others find themselves forced into self funding by a lack of investor interest or a business model that doesn’t fit traditional VC. FarmboxRx…
Tech Crunch – Uber’s and Lyft’s ride-hailing deal with Minnesota comes at a cost
Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota will see higher pay thanks to a deal between the state and the country’s two largest ride-hailing companies. The upshot: a new law that gives some…
KTSM News – Warehouse fire reported in El Paso’s Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Fire Department is responding to a condition 3 warehouse fire in El Paso’s Lower Valley on Tuesday afternoon, May 20. The fire is happening…
Border Report – DOJ sues Oklahoma over new law setting state penalties for those living in the US illegally
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice sued Oklahoma on Tuesday over a state law that seeks to impose criminal penalties on those living in the state illegally. The lawsuit…
Tech Crunch – a16z’s American Dynamism team launches program to introduce technical minds to VC
Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism fund has established a new fellowship program aimed at introducing top engineers and technologists to venture investing, a move that could help the firm less obvious sources for…
KTSM News – Docs: Woman arrested in fatal hit-and-run thought she hit ‘pot hole’
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A woman who is facing charges in a fatal hit-and-run crash allegedly told police that she thought she hit a “pot hole” and that’s why she didn’t…