EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) received a new $2.3 million grant to support migrant and seasonal farm workers in their pursuit of a High…
Texas Monthly – Lloyd Doggett Takes No Joy in Being Right
Lloyd Doggett has had a storied career. The Democratic congressman has served in the House of Representatives since 1995, holding on to a seat that’s represented, through various redistricting processes across three…
KTSM News – U.S. House passes water bill with funding for Southern NM
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a wide-ranging water bill on Monday, July 22 that includes funding for water projects in Southern New Mexico, U.S. Rep. Gabe…
KTSM News – Secret Service director resigns after assassination attempt against former President Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service said Tuesday she is resigning following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with…
Texas Monthly – Who’s Wasting Our Water?
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Texas Monthly – Not a Taco Salad and Not a Taco Bowl, Taco Rice Is Its Own Delicacy
The Tex-Mexplainer series explores the ingredients, techniques, history, and culture of Mexican food in Texas. Leo Davila, the chef-owner of Stixs & Stone taqueria, in San Antonio, had never heard of taco rice until…
El Paso Matters – Why EPISD plans to enroll all eighth graders into Algebra 1
El Paso Independent School District middle schoolers will be automatically enrolled in an advanced math class starting in August, with the plan of getting nearly all eighth graders enrolled in Algebra 1…
Texas Monthly – Leaky Pipes Are Wasting Billions Upon Billions of Gallons of Texas Water
As Texas’s population booms and the state grows hotter and drier, it’s more important than ever to understand: Who’s wasting our water? Every day buried pipes across Texas spill water into the soil,…
Texas Monthly – How San Antonio Became a National Water Conservation Model
As Texas’s population booms and the state grows hotter and drier, it’s more important than ever to understand: Who’s wasting our water? Thanks to a blind salamander, San Antonio became a national leader…
Texas Monthly – Why Don’t Water Wasters Pay Much More Per Gallon?
As Texas’s population booms and the state grows hotter and drier, it’s more important than ever to understand: Who’s wasting our water? To reduce waste, common sense suggests rescinding water’s current exception from…