On Friday, Amazon announced the debut of Amazon Bazaar, a new low-cost shopping destination for Asia, Africa, and Latin America that will be available separately from the main Amazon shopping app. On Bazaar, most…
El Paso Matters – El Paso Matters awarded $750,000 MacArthur Foundation grant to strengthen border journalism
El Paso Matters has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, part of a $6 million investment by the Chicago-based philanthropy to address the unique…
Tech Crunch – How one founder plans to save cities from flooding with terraforming robots
Instead of building seawalls or dikes, Terranova has developed a new way to raise cities to protect them from sea level rise. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Texas AG sues Roblox, accusing it of prioritizing ‘pixel pedophiles’ over child safety
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton late on Thursday said he had sued online gaming platform Roblox, accusing the company of “deceiving parents about the dangers of its platform.” Read more: Read More
El Paso Matters – Wyler Tramway construction advances; compost group collects pumpkins
Wyler Aerial Tramway Construction Underway, Short on Funds Texas Parks and Wildlife officials gave an update Tuesday on the Wyler Aerial Tramway, which has been out of commission since 2018 when engineers…
El Paso Herald Post – Opinion: Let’s Tell the Truth About the Texas Revolt
Things seemed to be going well for Dr. Kate Rogers. She had recently been promoted from executive director to the CEO and president of the Alamo Trust Inc., the nonprofit […] The…
Tech Crunch – ‘Landfall’ spyware abused zero-day to hack Samsung Galaxy phones
A newly identified Android spyware targeted Galaxy devices for close to a year, including users in the Middle East, researchers exclusively tell TechCrunch. Read more: Read More
Texas Monthly – Will Texas actually run out of water? Your questions about the state’s water supply answered.
You asked our AI chatbot about Texas’ water supply. We answered some of the questions that it couldn’t. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Cruz, Cornyn push new retaliatory legislation that blocks U.S. water from going to Mexico
The bill is the latest effort from the Texas delegation that demands the U.S. get tougher with Mexico for failing to honor a 1944 treaty that in part governs Rio Grande water….
Texas Monthly – How El Paso’s Mental Health Court integrates recovery in criminal justice system
State law requires counties with a population of 200,000 or more to establish a mental health court program. Read: Read More