An Austin gun shop owner succeeded Friday on a years-long quest to overturn a federal ban on bump stocks, winning a 6–3 victory from the U.S. Supreme Court.Bump stocks are devices that…
KTSM News – County to host community clean-up event this weekend
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso County Public Works is hosting a free community clean-up event this weekend. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon (or until capacity)…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SISD OVERCHARGES TAXPAYERS $2.2 MILLION, UNDERSTATES DROP IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT
Just when we thought the financial disaster that is Socorro ISD could not get any worse, it got worse by an order of magnitude! We reported five days ago that SISD’s average…
Tech Crunch – Tempus soars 15% on the first day of trading, demonstrating investor appetite for a health tech with a promise of AI
Tempus, a genomic testing and data analysis company started by Eric Lefkosky, who previously founded Groupon, debuted on Nasdaq on Friday, rose about 15% on the opening The company priced its IPO…
KTSM News – Acclaimed actress Sissy Spacek to appear at Plaza Classic Film Festival
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Academy Award winner and Texas native Sissy Spacek will be a special guest at this year’s El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival. The 17th annual…
Tech Crunch – Startups Weekly: Clash of the AI titans, and Europe is firing on all cylinders
Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje’s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Hold on to…
El Paso News El Paso Matters Served With Cease And Desist Demand
Yesterday afternoon, El Paso News received a copy of a cease-and-desist demand letter issued to El Paso Matters, the El Paso Community Foundation and Bob Moore. The letter dated June 5, 2024,…
Border Report – Aspects of US restrictions on asylum-seekers might violate international protections, UNHCR chief says
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday he understands that the Biden administration enacted new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the United States, but cautioned that some aspects of the…
KTSM News – El Paso County to sell surplus inventory in online auction
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso County will sell surplus inventory through an online auction between June 17 and June 28. To participate, visit: https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/elpasoco,tx/list/current?orgid=172929. Be sure to check regularly for…
Texas Monthly – Texas students’ STAAR scores decline in math and science
The latest results in the two key subjects are a setback after two years of modest progress toward recovering from the pandemic. Read: Read More