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Órale, the onda this week in Caló is Cremitas, AKA, Kermit. Much like the case of Mirlangas, the placename of Cremitas came after Kermit. The locals came up with it, and it stuck because it was easy to remember and decipher. Everybody knows Cremitas is in the middle of the oilfields next to Monitos and around the corner from Tarilas. The raza there is de aquellas.
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Marfa Public Radio's Mary Cantrell was in a federal courtroom Friday when U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone ordered construction blocked across the region. Listen to her recap of what happened at the hearing.
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The officer who shot Wilber Garces Perez did not have a body-worn camera, according to court documents.
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Camp Mystic is proposing to sell its nearly 725-acre Hill Country property as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, more than a year after deadly flooding killed 25 campers, two counselors and camp owner Dick Eastland.
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Collective spending on advertising by Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, and super PACs supporting each of them has already topped $153 million. AdImpact projects it will reach more than double that by Election Day.
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The beef industry has been under pressure recently from market disruptions, record high beef prices and small herd sizes. The groups say the ICE operations are another challenge for the industry.