In today’s edition of Tuesday’s Time Warp, we go back to 1911 when El Paso’s city leaders decreed that women convicts serving their sentences at the city jail would now […] The…
Texas Monthly – The federal shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits. Here’s what you need to know.
In Texas, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — rely on SNAP, also referred to as food stamps, each month. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Why more Tarrant County kids are going to Texas youth prisons than any others
The rising number of youth sent from counties like Tarrant is helping to push the waitlist for beds in youth prisons to near an all-time high, the state says. Read: Read More
Border Report – Immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The imposing Shrine of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic church a short drive from the White House, was intended to be a sanctuary for worshippers. Now, its mostly immigrant…
Tech Crunch – OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India
ChatGPT Go is now free for Indian users under a limited-time promotional offer. Read more: Read More
Border Report – Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to slam into Jamaica as island’s strongest recorded storm
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would…
KTSM News – Las Cruces Utilities to temporarily close for safety event
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) will temporarily close for business on Thursday for departmental safety and team building event. the City of Las Cruces announced in a news…
KTSM News – Legal community gathers for annual Red Mass
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Members of the legal community and the public gathered on Monday, Oct. 27, in Downtown El Paso to attend the annual Red Mass. Celebrated by Bishop Mark…
Tech Crunch – Venture capital is not an asset class, says Sequoia’s Roelof Botha
Sequoia’s managing partner Roelof Botha noted that there are currently 3,000 venture firms in the United States, while there were just 1,000 when he joined Sequoia 20 years ago. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – TxDOT El Paso on pedestrian safety
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Pedestrian safety is always important; however, it’s especially important to talk about precautions this time a year, as October can be dangerous for pedestrians. Lauren Macias-Cervantes, the…