The two-day hearing marks the first public session for the joint state House and Senate flood investigating committees. Members previously visited Camp Mystic, where 27 girls and the director died. Read: Read…
Texas Monthly – Meet the mayor of a tiny Texas town who wants to limit how cities can govern
A push to restrict local governments’ power is having downstream effects in tiny towns and big cities like Dallas. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Truecaller faces mounting pressures as its growth matures
As growth slows, Truecaller is leaning on subscriptions, business services, and new features to sustain momentum beyond India. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – Las Cruces Public Schools honors top students with Academic Signing Day
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Las Cruces Public Schools aims to celebrate its high-achieving students in the same way student-athletes are cheered on. Last week, “academic ambassadors” from each high school at…
Border Report – 6 officers plead guilty in Mississippi drug trafficking bribery scheme
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to date and another has been found not guilty in an alleged drug trafficking bribery scheme that…
Border Report – Federal authorities arrest 2 dozen Mexican Mafia members, associates in California
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — More than two dozen members and associates of the Mexican Mafia were arrested Thursday during an early morning crackdown across Southern California, federal authorities said. The FBI…
Border Report – Mexico says 2 US federal agents who died were not authorized to participate in any local operation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country’s northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in…
Border Report – A sudden shift: ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings, immigration shake-up
At the peak of the crackdown, carloads of masked immigration officers were a common sight in the streets of Minneapolis, while thousands of people were being arrested every week in Texas, Florida…
Border Report – Millions of Americans might be considered Canadian under new law
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Millions more Americans might qualify for dual Canadian citizenship under a recent change to Canada’s requirements that has led to a surge in applications from its southern…
Tech Crunch – The Stanford freshmen who want to rule the world . . . will probably read this book and try even harder
Can a book like this actually change anything? Or does the spotlight, as it always seems to, send more students racing to the place? Read more: Read More