WindBorne Systems has raised $37 million Series B round to scale its weather balloons and AI forecasts. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Saudi Aramco backs India’s Mitti Labs to make Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient
Mitti Labs plans to expand beyond India and enter the Philippines and Indonesia while growing its carbon credits and agricultural data business. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions.
After hitting his GOP foe for voting under an address where he no longer lived, the Tribune and ProPublica found the Democratic Senate candidate also appears to have done so. Read: Read…
Texas Monthly – Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schools
The Waco school district is one of the latest to partner with the Third Future charter network as a last-ditch effort to stave off state intervention. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Houston law firm with Trump ties gets $150M contract for child immigrant legal services
A Burke Law Group founder was a former Trump appointee to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior. Read: Read More
The Athletic MiLB News – George Lombard Jr. homered in his MLB debut. The ball landed in lucky fan’s Yankees hat
Lombard lived up to the hype in a dream debut. His blast traveled 392 feet into the left-field stands, where a fan caught it with his hat. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Storms ease back into the Borderland, strong on Thursday
The high climbed to 103 today!! Yes, it’s our 34th day of triple-digit heat this year. Here’s your updated Misery Meter. Tomorrow, we have a better chance of isolated storms. Will rain…
KTSM News – New Mexico man pleads guilty, sentenced in case that was once dropped
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A New Mexico man has pleaded guilty for his role in a deadly 2023 freeway shooting that left a teenager dead. The Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office…
Border Report – Talarico leads Paxton in latest statewide poll
Talarico leads Paxton 47% to 45% among likely Texas voters. Read: Read More
El Paso Matters – El Paso City Council proposed tax rate could raise city tax bills by $132 a year on average home
A proposed tax rate to fund the city of El Paso’s 2026-27 budget could increase city property tax bills by about $132 a year for owners of an average-value home if approved…