Phoenix House is the latest casualty in an escalating funding crisis for Texas treatment centers as the state struggles with startling increases in overdose deaths, particularly among young people. Read: Read More
Yard Barker – Texas A&M receives troubling update on quarterback’s health
The Aggies received a disappointing update on the health of quarterback Conner Weigman, who left Week 4’s game against Auburn with a lower leg injury. Read: Read More
Border Report – ‘Struggling to eat:’ Thousands of Texans wait months for SNAP benefits
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ Democratic Congressional Delegation is urging the federal government to take “corrective action” against the state Health and Human Services Commission, citing delays in processing food assistance applications that…
Border Report – Menendez pleads not guilty to federal bribery charges
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to federal charges he accepted luxurious bribes to help enrich three New Jersey businessmen and benefit Egypt’s government, according to the Associated Press….
KTSM News – Former City of Las Cruces employee held without bond for alleged sexual abuse of child
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Former City of Las Cruces employee, Dominic Aragon, 38, was recently held without bond during a pre-trial detention motion in district court on Tuesday, Sept. 26, for…
El Chuqueño Blog – Retrovision: Rat Park and Addiction
This post originally appeared on 04 September 2018. What are the factors that contribute to drug abuse and addiction? We are largely a country of loners. Isolated, by our work. By our…
El Paso Matters – El Paso Matters Book Club to read Yasmín Ramírez’s memoir, ‘¡Ándale, Prieta!’
In her first book, El Paso author Yasmín Ramírez shares the memory of her tough but loving grandmother with the rest of the world in a way that makes readers feel like…
Border Report – Cocaine bricks wash up on South Texas border beaches, Border Patrol says
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Bricks of cocaine have washed ashore onto two popular South Texas beaches on the Gulf of Mexico, which are located just north of the Mexican border, according…
Texas Monthly – An Ode to the Century Plant
Texan botany is a crowded landscape, at least figuratively speaking. So many plants have become cherished state symbols: Bluebonnets are beautiful, prickly pears are rugged, and pecan trees are stately. East Texans…
KTSM News – Wednesday Forecast: Heating up after the storm
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Good morning, everyone! Happy Wednesday! We ended up registering more rain in the last 24 hours than we did all Summer long. We definitely needed that rain,…