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Border Report – GOP governors back Abbott in border standoff
Republican governors are backing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in his standoff against the federal government over border authority. On Tuesday, the Texas National Guard appeared to ignore a Supreme Court decision…
Texas Monthly – Roar of the Crowd: February 2024
Hole-y Mole-y! I read the article about Texas caves with great interest [“Deep (Very, Very, Very Deep) in the Heart of Texas,” December 2023]. In 1952 when I was fourteen, my friends and…
Tech Crunch – Researchers showcase a speedy new approach to printing metal
Metal 3D printing is already a multibillion-dollar global industry. The additive manufacturing approach is poised to disrupt many facets of construction, and will only continue to grow for the foreseeable future. The…
KTSM News – Suspect charged in deadly Las Cruces dispensary parking lot shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting death of a 23-year-old man back in December of last year has been arrested, according to Las Cruces…
Texas Monthly – Intro to Exonerations: The College Kids Trying to Break a Houston Man Free
Over a prison phone in Huntsville, Ivery Dorsey is rapping. At 6 cents a minute, time is money, but Dorsey doesn’t think he’s wasting his breath. Serving his seventeenth year of a…
Tech Crunch – PayPal to pilot new AI-powered updates, including a cash back feature and ‘Smart Receipts’
PayPal announced today that it will begin piloting a few new upcoming updates to its service, some of which will leverage AI-driven personalization. The company is introducing a new “CashPass” cash back…
Tech Crunch – Kids spent 60% more time on TikTok than YouTube last year, 20% tried OpenAI’s ChatGPT
No wonder YouTube launched Shorts. A new study of children’s online habits found that children ages 4 through 18 spent a global average of 112 minutes daily on TikTok’s short video app…
Texas Monthly – This Houston Taco Trailer Is Introducing Locals to Oaxacan Food
In 2020, after fifteen years working in restaurant kitchens, Memo Quintero lost his job. His chef position at a Houston restaurant was eliminated as a result of the pandemic. Meanwhile, his wife,…
Texas Monthly – Ken Paxton could be deposed after Texas judge’s ruling in whistleblower lawsuit
The attorney general accused the judge of “recklessly disregarding legal precedent” after he attempted to end the long-running lawsuit from former staffers. Read: Read More