EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — State Sen. Cesar Blanco, D-Texas, held a Women Veterans Day event to “honor the countless women who have selflessly served our nation, the State of Texas and…
KTSM News – County to celebrate dads with special event at Ascarate Park
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso County Parks and Recreation is hosting a special Father’s Day event this Sunday. Dads N’ Rides will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday,…
Border Report – Ex-US Customs officer convicted of letting drug-filled cars enter from Mexico
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former U.S. Customs officer has been convicted of accepting bribes to let drug-filled vehicles into the United States from Mexico, giving traffickers a one-hour window to reach…
Border Report – Tejano singer and TV host Johnny Canales, who helped launch Selena’s career, dies
Tejano singer and longtime television music show host Johnny Canales has died. He was 77. Canales’ family confirmed his death in a statement posted Thursday on the Johnny and Nora Canales Show…
Texas Monthly – An Austin Gun Dealer Won a Suit to Overturn the Bump Stock Ban
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…