It was homecoming day at Yates High School, in Houston’s Third Ward, and a raucous late-afternoon pep rally was underway outside the main entrance. The school band, the Marching Motion, played brassy…
El Paso Matters – The Week Ahead: Chalk the Block returns; County buys back guns
This is your Friday update, which takes a quick look at the week ahead and some developments that El Paso Matters is following. Chalk The Block Weekend: The 16th annual Chalk the…
Tech Crunch – Meta says it’s prioritizing livestreaming checks during Israel-Hamas war
Following a content moderation warning from European Union regulators earlier this week, Meta has published an overview of how its responding to risks on its social media platforms stemming from the Israel-Hamas…
El Paso News Guest Editorial: Proposition 11 On The El Paso November Ballot Looks Harmless, But Is It?
By Jerry Kurtyka Authored by Sen. Blanco and sponsored in the House by Rep. Moody, Proposition 11 look harmless, but is it? On November 2, we will be voting on this and…
Texas Monthly – Texas’ main voucher bill seeks to avoid other states’ mistakes but keeps ideas that attracted criticism
Like in Texas, voucher programs in other states sparked vigorous debates, came with the same promises and faced similar concerns. Not all predictions came true. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas quietly moves to formalize acceptable cancer risk from industrial air pollution. Public health officials say it’s not strict enough.
Without public hearings, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is proposing to adopt its 17-year-old standard that scientists and public health officials say fails to account for cumulative air pollution. Read: Read…
Texas Monthly – Distrust of voting machines throws a Texas county’s election planning into chaos
There’s no evidence the machines are insecure, but one Kerr County commissioner is pushing to get rid of them. Two elections administrators have already quit over the commotion. Read: Read More
Texas Tribune Distrust of voting machines throws a Texas county’s election planning into chaos
There’s no evidence the machines are insecure, but one Kerr County commissioner is pushing to get rid of them. Two elections administrators have already quit over the commotion. Read: Read More
Texas Tribune Texas’ main voucher bill seeks to avoid other states’ mistakes but keeps ideas that attracted criticism
Like in Texas, voucher programs in other states sparked vigorous debates, came with the same promises and faced similar concerns. Not all predictions came true. Read: Read More
Texas Tribune Texas quietly moves to formalize acceptable cancer risk from industrial air pollution. Public health officials say it’s not strict enough.
Without public hearings, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is proposing to adopt its 17-year-old standard that scientists and public health officials say fails to account for cumulative air pollution. Read: Read More