EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The El Paso County Commissioners Court unanimously approved opening a bid process for management and tourism services at the County Coliseum property during its meeting on Monday,…
Border Report – ‘He is not a criminal’: Casar demands release of high school student from ICE custody
U.S. Congressman Greg Casar, D-Austin, on Monday called on the federal government to release 18-year-old Austin Independent School District high school senior Luis Fernando Cabrera Chavarria from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Border Report – California mayor accused of acting as an illegal agent for China, spreading propaganda
The mayor of Arcadia, California, Eileen Wang, abruptly resigned Monday as federal prosecutors announced she had been charged with acting as a covert foreign agent for China. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills
Some of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Detained immigrants could wait 19 months for their day in Honolulu court
Honolulu’s federal immigration court has become increasingly overwhelmed since 2020, with new data showing that the number of cases pending and the wait time for those cases to reach the courts both…
Border Report – Report: Texas public schools have largest non-Covid enrollment drop in recorded history
Total public school enrollment in Texas dropped by over 76,000 students, according to a Texas 2036 report. Read: Read More
KTSM News – El Paso mayor reflects on first 16 months in office
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson said the pace of leading the city over the past 16 months has been faster and busier than he expected. In a…
Border Report – Hegseth’s latest attack on Kelly underlines alarm over US weapons stockpiles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest attack against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is underscoring the alarm over the state of the U.S. military’s weapons stockpiles more than two months into the war with…
KTSM News – Sen. Blanco seeks input on possible renaming of Cesar Chavez Border Highway
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas state Sen. Cesar Blanco, D-El Paso, wants to hear from El Paso about possibly renaming the Cesar Chavez Border Highway. Blanco said he wants input from…
Texas Monthly – With Trump and Talarico aligned on a gas tax holiday, Cornyn gets on board
James Talarico, the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, has pushed to suspend the federal gas tax amid soaring fuel costs. Cornyn previously opposed the idea. Read: Read More