The Republican U.S. senator praised Trump’s border initiatives and said fully securing the border should take priority over changing immigration law. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – City of San Antonio shuts down its abortion travel fund
The fund’s demise comes after a new law banning government-supported funds that help people travel out of state for an abortion. Read: Read More
Border Report – CBP to send 200 more agents to Minnesota
The Trump administration is expected to send an additional 200 Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents to Minnesota amid unrest, sources told The Hill’s sister station NewsNation. Read: Read More
KTSM News – DHS: Woman shot in Portland illegally entered U.S. in El Paso sector
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — One of the two people shot by federal immigration agents on Thursday, Jan. 7, in Portland, Oregon, had allegedly entered the United States illegally in the El…
KTSM News – DA Montoya to speak on ‘office’s progress’ 1 year after taking office
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso District Attorney James Montoya is scheduled tyo hold his first news conference of the year Friday afternoon. It’ll mark one year since he was sworn…
Tech Crunch – How the Sleepbuds maker, Ozlo, is building a platform for sleep data
Ozlo Sleepbuds are going to have a big year, with new products, AI features, and more. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas proposes 13,000% licensing fee hike on retailers who want to sell hemp-derived THC
Hemp advocates say raising annual licensing fees for retailers from $150 to $20,000 and for manufacturers from $250 to $25,000 would shutter small businesses. Read: Read More
Border Report – Minneapolis schools offering remote learning in wake of ICE shooting
The Minneapolis school system announced Thursday it would be offering remote learning for a month as tensions escalate in the city after a federal officer shot and killed a woman this week. Read:…
KTSM News – Man charged for meth possession, resisting arrest
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 37-year-old man was taken into custody on Tuesday, Jan. 6, after a traffic stop revealed he had methamphetamine, and he tried to resist getting arrested, according…
El Chuqueño Blog – “That one night in jail at El Paso was tough.” | The Man in Black’s El Paso Drug Bust
by Bob Chessey (Unless otherwise noted, information is based on March 2, 2010 interview by author with retired El Paso Police Detective Ed Agan) El Paso Police Department Detectives Armando Nava and…