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Education

Afghan refugee students in Houston experienced culture shock. Now many are thriving

Posted on June 29, 2022 · Afghan refugee students finished their first year of classes at HISD schools in June, assisted by volunteers from Houston-area nonprofits.

Politics

Biden meets with parents of abducted journalist Austin Tice

Posted on May 3, 2022 · President Biden met with the parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Syria nearly 10 years ago. He has not been heard from since. Syria has never acknowledged holding him.

Houston Matters

Hidalgo staffers indicted, Council Member Mary Nan Huffman, and Afghan interpreters (April 12, 2022)

Posted on April 12, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: Two senior staffers for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and one former one have been indicted in connection with a COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract. Plus: City Council Member Mary Nan Huffman answers your questions. And we hear from a Houstonian who served as an interpreter for U.S. forces in his native Afghanistan.

Politics

Jackson notes the progress she represents in her journey to the Supreme Court

Posted on April 8, 2022 · A day after the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, she spoke at the White House with President Biden and Vice President Harris.

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National

Biden Says US War In Afghanistan Will End On August 31

Posted on July 8, 2021 · Biden also amplified the justification of his decision to end U.S. military operations even as the Taliban make rapid advances in significant swaths of the country.