By Uriel Garcia/The Texas Tribune The federal government will be prohibited from implementing a Trump administration immigration policy that separated children from parents who were accused of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally,…
Tech Crunch – LeapFrog to double down on financial and healthcare sectors in Africa and Asia with the new fund
LeapFrog Investments, a private equity firm that is keen on the financial and healthcare sectors, plans to raise $1 billion for a new fund targeting businesses in “global growth markets”, including Africa….
Tech Crunch – Capella Space to replace founder and CEO Payam Banazadeh
Synthetic aperture radar startup Capella Space is replacing founder Payam Banazadeh with a new CEO that will start at the end of the month, the company said Tuesday morning. He will be…
Tech Crunch – WhatsApp is launching passkey support on Android
WhatsApp is introducing support for passkeys on Android, the Meta-owned messaging service has announced. With this change, users will no longer have to deal with SMS two-factor authentication as they can instead…
Texas Monthly – A Celebrated Texas Author and the Indie Bookstores That Sustained Him
When I was growing up in the Rio Grande Valley, there were never any independent book or record stores that stocked new material. If you were a perpetually broke, artistically inclined individual…
Tech Crunch – With $33M Series C, Fingerprint looks to expand device intelligence platform
Fingerprint, a device intelligence API, helps developers build security solutions using information from hardware accessing a website. The primary goal is to help prevent fraud. Today, the Chicago-based company announced a $33…
Texas Monthly – ‘This Way to Nowhere,’ San Antonio’s Community Bookshop
Ten days before the publication of my debut novel, my four-year-old daughter woke up with a fever. The second line of her home COVID test darkened instantly. At the pediatrician’s office, our…
Texas Monthly – Why Does Everyone Outside of Texas Call a Corny Dog a Corn Dog?
Q: It wasn’t until I moved “abroad” that I discovered everybody outside of Texas calls a corny dog a corn dog. What gives? Brock Hyland, Little Rock, ArkansasA: Texan, as we call the native…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – EPCC BUDGET AND SALARIES
El Paso Community College was established by the voters of El Paso County in 1969. The Texas Legislature appropriated funds in 1971 and classes began that fall with 901 students enrolled. The…
Tech Crunch – Apple adds USB-C, but cuts features in new $79 Apple Pencil
Apple today announced a new Apple Pencil that offers USB-C and a lower price. But this isn’t an upgraded version of the Apple Pencil. This version lacks some of the advanced features…