Posted on · President Trump is trying limit the DACA program once again, in what is the latest milestone for "Dreamers" in their fight for protection against deportation.
Posted on · In Southwest Houston, a Vietnamese American businessman received death threats and a boycott when he put up a bilingual Black Lives Matter billboard.
Posted on · Detainees inside Texas immigrant detention centers are 15 times more likely to have COVID-19 than people in the state's general population, considering active cases. More than 1,200 have tested positive since the pandemic started.
Posted on · Not only are white officers generally more aggressive than Black police, the study found that when white officers are in Black neighborhoods, they are five times more likely to shoot their gun.
Posted on · Beloved store owner and Latino cultural leader Macario Ramirez, 86, was laid to rest in Houston this week. Houstonians are remembering him as a man with a kind soul who fought for equality and championed Latino art.
Posted on · The family and friends of George Floyd were joined by politicians, celebrities and others at the Fountain of Praise church to celebrate the former Third Ward resident's life.
Posted on · Migrants who have lost wages due to COVID-19 are struggling to send money back home to their families in poorer countries. Without these critical funds, experts predict many families will go without healthcare, food and other basic needs.
Posted on · If Harris County's 16 Justices of the Peace agree, all evictions filed after March 27 would be postponed.
Posted on · The woman said she became pregnant as a result of the rape. Now she's suing private corrections company CoreCivic, which operated the facility where the alleged sexual assault took place.
Posted on · Renters in Texas, many of whom have lost their jobs because of the pandemic, can now be kicked out of their homes.
Posted on · Inside the Joe Corley Processing Center in Conroe, two detainees spoke to Houston Public Media about what they say was poor medical care, minimal protective equipment and unsanitary and crowded dorms.
Posted on · The site was flooded with some 30,000 users before the application process even opened, the city and Baker Ripley said.
Posted on · At least 206 detainees have tested positive in 10 detention centers across Texas. And many of these cases can be traced back to immigration transfers, since detainees are being moved to and from different detention facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on · As Houston enters its ninth week dealing with the coronavirus, Houston Public Media provides more live updates.
Posted on · Some businesses have decided to delay their reopenings, even though Governor Greg Abbott's stay-at-home order has expired and restaurants, movie theaters, malls and retail stores are allowed to reopen at 25% capacity on May 1.