Dubbed “You Are Here,” the attraction was made to look like a 23-foot-tall pushpin, stuck directly into the middle point of Oklahoma’s stretch of Route 66. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – Kalshi doubles valuation in 5 months, hitting $22 billion
Prediction market startup Kalshi has raised a $1 billion Series F round led by Coatue. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Jeff Bezos rep leaves Slate Auto’s board
The head of Bezos’ family office appears to have stepped down at some point in the last few months, around the time Bezos became increasingly in his robotics firm Project Prometheus. Read more:…
KTSM News – Fort Bliss soldier sentenced to 20 years in prison following deadly 2024 DWI crash
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Fort Bliss soldier, who was arrested for his involvement in a fatal DWI crash in November 2024, was given a 20-year concurrent prison sentence, meaning he’ll…
Border Report – Rubio meets with Pope Leo at Vatican after Trump’s latest criticism
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican early Thursday, days after President Trump reignited his feud with the American-born pontiff over the Iran war. Read: Read…
KTSM News – Judge denies retrial request in Las Cruces Young Park shooting
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico District Judge Douglas Driggers maintained Thomas Rivas’ conviction on Thursday, May 7, denying his requested relief as Rivas’ attorney alleged that a juror communicated with…
El Paso Matters – Are El Paso’s average annual wages lower than the state’s?
Editor’s Note: El Paso Matters has partnered with Gigafact to produce “fact briefs” that examine claims about issues shaping our community. Yes. El Paso’s average annual wage was about 21.4% lower than…
KTSM News – ‘Unattended death’ under investigation in NE El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating an “unattended death” in Northeast El Paso, according to the El Paso Police Department. Police were called to 4700 Hondo…
Border Report – BlackRock invests $30M in Texas electrician training amidst data center boom
BlackRock has invested $30 million in Texas technical colleges to train 12,000 new electricians over the next three years, in response to the shortage of workers in the region due to the…
Border Report – Texas data centers could amount to 9% of the state’s water use by 2040, study finds
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin are calling for transparency in data center water use after new studies suggest the industry could potentially account for up…