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$1,000 for offer letter: Texas whistleblower busts how H-1B 'fraudsters' from India recruit their victims

Texas journalist and whistleblower Sara Gonzales came up with another expose and this time on how the alleged scamsters recruit people in the US and illegally take a portion of their salaries sitting in India. In her latest YouTube video, Gonzales said she came across such so-called recruiters who drop…

The Times of India · Feb 27

Dozens Gather Near Southern Border To Protest Buoys Deployed In Rio Grande To Prevent Migrants From Crossing

Dozens of people gathered near the southern border to protest buoys deployed in the Rio Grande to prevent migrants from crossing into the U.S.

Latin Times · Feb 27

Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood

Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers are heavily contaminated with hazardous waste produced by human activity. Many of these places, designated as Superfund sites by the Environmental Protection Agency, can be found in Houston, Texas, the city where my colleagues and I live…

The Conversation · Feb 27

Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum in chaos after hundreds of errors identified

Hundreds of errors were spotted by teachers and education officials

The Independent UK · Feb 27

Property Tax Sunset: Texas Lawmakers Push Plan to Phase Out School Taxes — Here’s What Homeowners Need to Know

Texas homeowners are watching closely as lawmakers push a bold plan to phase out Texas school property taxes, a move that could permanently reshape how...

Saving Advice · Feb 26

Texas Primaries Hit Record Ad Spending as Early Turnout Outpaces Even Presidential Cycles

The 2026 midterms in Texas are shaping up to be among the most high-profile elections of the year, and with months still to go before voters head to the polls, early turnout has already surpassed that of recent midterm and presidential cycles.

Latin Times · Feb 26

Can Jasmine Crockett’s East Texas past give her an electoral boost in rural Texas?

Before she was a firebrand congresswoman, Jasmine Crockett was a public defender — and local Democratic party chair — in Texarkana.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 26

Trump administration ends protections for rare dancing prairie bird

A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected

The Independent UK · Feb 26

Greg Abbott Spending Millions In Ads Featuring Jasmine Crockett To Galvanize Potential Texas Voters Who Dislike Her

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is spending millions of dollars in ads featuring Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett to galvanize potential Republican voters who dislike her, according to a new report.

Latin Times · Feb 26

D4vd Case Update: Star Named 'Murder Target' After Celeste Rivas' Severed Body Found In Tesla

Newly unsealed filings show singer D4vd has been formally designated the 'target' of a Los Angeles grand jury probe into the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

International Business Times UK · Feb 26