Just in: ⁦Rep. Henry Cuellar⁩ was charged alongside his wife on allegations that they took $600,000 in bribes, the latest development in a long-running FBI probe examining the congressman’s work with Azerbaijan. w/Natalie Andrews⁩ ⁦Ryan Barber⁩ wsj.com/us-news/texas-…

'Tepid music reviews often miss the fact that 'music' is something that Swift stopped selling long ago. Instead, she has spent two decades building the foundation of a fan universe, filled with complex, in-sequence narratives'
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NEW: Border communities in Texas have purchased a technology that tracks people through their Bluetooth and WiFi signals. It can track you through your wireless earbuds. The product is called Trafficatch & it's integrated into license plate reader systems
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NEW: This felony charge is intimidation and retaliation by Texas DPS. It’s crystal clear from every angle of videos capturing the incident that the FOX 7 Austin photographer did not intentionally hit ANYONE while covering protests at UTAustin last week. 🧵1/3

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Unique moment from yesterday's pro-Palestinian protest at UT yesterday — campus police did not know what to do with his iguana when Julian Reyes got arrested.

Oracle's announced move from Austin to Nashville after less than 4 years was a surprise Mayor Kirk Watson & other city leaders heard about from the media. More details from Tom Dotan
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An Austin native went to fight for Russia--then died in the custody of Russia. Was it a crackdown of the security services against ultranationalists? Or an accidental result of anti-American spy-mania and lawlessness in Russian-occupied Ukraine?

'I'm with the media,' he says, as he's being arrested. 'I'm sorry ... They were pushing, so I tripped, and I almost fell --'

The officer escorting him says, 'I wasn't there to see it.'

Others around them start to shout, saying, 'He's press! What are y'all doing?'

Evan in court today. Unbreakable. #IStandWithEvan

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The FBI served the city of Progreso with a subpoena for a 'list of all city employees and how they are paid.'

Full Story: valleycentral.com/news/local-new… via @CBS4RGV

Two Sisters, Maryam and Halima, were among those kidnapped by Boko Haram from the Chibok Secondary School 10 years ago.

Maryam escaped in 2016. Halima was trapped.

Now they’re finally both free. But their lives will never be the same. wsj.com/world/africa/b…

An important story covered by the newest Texas Tribune reporter based in the RGV, Berenice Garcia.

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A Park City billionaire was butting heads with neighbors over construction of his 11,000-square-foot mansion. So he bought the local paper and gave the editor he hired a free place to live. Now he gets only positive coverage.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Jamie Tarabay

My goodness, Wall Street Journal readers

What does it do to a town's economy when hotels are booked at $700 a night & restaurants are full- but the main gathering site is full of razor wire and outsiders think it's a war zone?

On Eagle Pass & how border 'surges' become a permanent economic need.
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“At the height of its occupancy, some 4,100 migrants were held in the (CBP) tent facility, including 3,200 unaccompanied children. By July 2023… only 732 migrants were being held there.” #rgv

Cool interview with the WSJ's Joe Palazzolo in @nymag on breaking the story back in '16 that ultimately led to the Trump hush-money trial, which started Monday. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The Colorado Sun spent two years assembling hard-to-get data about the number and severity of crashes at the state’s most popular ski resorts

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