Plume, a startup founded to offer essential online healthcare services to trans people across the U.S., laid off more than two dozen workers in October, several sources close to the company told…
Border Report – Unlike Texas, no large-scale truck inspections at California ports of entry
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — A few weeks ago, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state’s Department of Public Safety to inspect all cargo trucks as a way to stop cartels from…
Tech Crunch – Zero to Employment Hero: HR unicorn nabs $167M to be Australia’s ‘biggest export since Atlassian’
In a startup world where down rounds prevail and much beyond low-million Series A raises are practically (but not totally) unheard of, those rare megabuck funding rounds stand out just that little…
Tech Crunch – Made Renovation, which intrigued, then infuriated, its customers, is shutting down
In August, we reported that a four-year-old, venture-backed remodeling startup called Made Renovation was failing its customers, by their own telling. Though it marketing itself as a one-stop shop to beautify bathrooms…
Border Report – Cocaine seizure at Border Patrol checkpoint leads to guilty plea
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – An El Paso man has pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to smuggle several kilos of cocaine from Mexico to Denver, Colorado. Ramon Zubia on…
Texas Monthly – Indie Bookstore Week
Indie Bookstore Week is Texas Monthly’s salute to the bookshops that have shaped the lives of our readers and writers. The book news out of Texas isn’t just bans, lawsuits, and school board…
Yard Barker – Tennessee State head coach Eddie George calls for more fan support
George lamented the sparse crowd, noting the discrepancy between the “30,000 fans” tailgating outside the stadium and the 13,395 fans in attendance. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Sequoia faces Congressional scrutiny over investments in China
One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent investment firms will face government scrutiny over its investments in China. Sequoia Capital has received a polite but pointed request from Congress to enter into more…
Border Report – US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board
MAIQUETIA, Venezuela (AP) — Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed Wednesday with the first plane of more than a hundred migrants landing back in their economically troubled country under the Biden…
KTSM News – McAllen fugitive added to ‘Texas Most Wanted’ list
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Raul Herrera Jr., of McAllen, to the “Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives” list. Crime Stoppers is now offering…