EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Nearly 3,000 El Paso Electric customers were without power Wednesday afternoon following an outage in the Racetrack Drive area. According to El Paso Electric’s outage map, 2,908…
El Paso Matters – City’s environmental franchise fee on trash bills is illegal tax, appeals court rules
The Texas 8th Court of Appeals Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision that the city of El Paso’s environmental franchise fee tacked on to residential water bills is an illegal tax. The…
KTSM News – Bodycam video shows in-custody death for El Paso man, Roel Contreras
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Newly released footage showing the moments where Roel Contreras was encountered by El Paso County sheriff’s deputies was released. The 46-year-old man was taken into custody on…
Tech Crunch – Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations
The ShinyHunters hacking gang claims to have compromised the Oracle PeopleSoft servers of more than 100 organizations, including many universities. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – FBI El Paso division contributes to national Operation Spring Cleaning
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — After the Justice Department revealed the results of Operation Spring Cleaning, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons announced the contribution from the…
KTSM News – Gov. Abbott: Data centers must pay own infrastructure costs
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is instructing electric utility companies to ensure that residential taxpayers do not cover the costs of data center expansions, according to a news…
Tech Crunch – Fresh off bond sale, Amazon borrows $17.5 billion from banks as AI spending continues
As AI spending continues to climb, the e-commerce giant has taken out a fresh $17.5 billion loan from a small coterie of banks. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – North Koreans behind nearly half of US tech industry hacks, says CrowdStrike
North Koreans hackers posing as remote IT workers and recruiters remain a major threat to U.S., European, and Asian companies, accounting for about half of all attacks over the past 12 months. Read…
Border Report – MAP: Where have New World screwworm cases been reported in Texas?
KXAN is keeping track of the number of New World screwworm (NWS) cases across Texas. Read: Read More
Border Report – Flesh-eating New World screwworm can infect humans and pets. Here are the symptoms to look for
After decades of eradication, the New World screwworm is back in the United States. Read: Read More