Immigration
Tent Courts Set To Open On Border For US Asylum Seekers
Posted on · The court, or "soft-sided" facility as U.S. officials call it, is scheduled to begin operations Monday in Laredo, Texas.
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Natural Gas Flaring Underestimated In Texas, Abbott Tells DAs Not To Decriminalize Marijuana, And US Expands ‘Remain In Mexico’ To Dangerous Part Of Border
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Immigration
US Expands ‘Remain In Mexico’ To Dangerous Part Of Border
Posted on · The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it would implement its Migrant Protection Protocols in Brownsville, Texas, across the border from Matamoros, Mexico.
Immigration
Border Community Remembers A Father And Daughter Who Drowned Crossing The Rio Grande
Posted on · On Sunday evening, vigils took place in border towns to remember a father and daughter who died last week attempting to cross over to the United States rather than waiting in migrant camps in Mexico.
Immigration
Texas ‘Dragtavist’ Drag Queens Stage Border Wall Protest
Posted on · "We'll try to bring joy, positivity, beauty, drag, culture to whatever this is," Beatrix Lestrange said, pointing to the section of the border fence directly behind her.
News
WATCH: More Than 1,000 Rally In Brownsville To Protest Family Separations
Posted on · Demonstrators from across Texas gathered in front of the federal courthouse in Brownsville on Thursday to protest the separation of undocumented children from their parents at the border.
News
Texas State Lawmaker Arrested For Drunk Driving After Striking Stopped Car
Posted on · Oliveira apologized for his actions
News
What Stood Between An Undocumented Minor And An Abortion? One Trump Appointee
Posted on · The young woman had to follow the same complicated process that any minor seeking an abortion in Texas without a parent's consent must follow.
News
District Court Judge Allows Undocumented Teenager To Get An Abortion In Texas
Posted on · Despite the ruling, the State of Texas weighed-in on the case, telling the Federal Court in Washington D.C. that the teenager had no right to an abortion in Texas
Health & Science
CDC Issues Texas City Warning For Pregnant Women After Zika
Posted on · Federal health officials say pregnant women should consider postponing travel to Brownsville, Texas, because of concerns about mosquitoes there spreading the Zika virus.
Health & Science
Four More Local Zika Cases Confirmed In Texas
Posted on · Four more cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus have been confirmed in Texas, in the same Brownsville neighborhood where the first cases were pinpointed last month.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Alcohol and Gun Sales, Free Airport Wi-Fi, and Anatomically Correct Sculptures: The Good The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · This week: gun rights groups and gun control groups agreed on something — that the TABC should not allow alcohol to be sold at some venues where gun sales take place, both Houston airports now have free Wi-Fi, ground was broken at the new SpaceX spaceport in Brownsville, and some folks are upset saying the “Wings of the City” sculptures downtown […]
Houston Matters
What Will the New Spaceport in South Texas Mean for the Region?
Posted on · SpaceX made it official this week: as expected, it will build a new spaceport near Brownsville in South Texas. Itâs been a well-known fact for some time that Brownsville was the lone finalist for the project. But now itâs official, pending some final legalities. To help us understand those final details â and to get a better idea […]
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EPA in Galena Park, Kindergarten Boot Camp, and Roller Derby: Houston Matters for Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Posted on · The Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday held a public hearing in Galena Park, where residents called for the federal agency to adopt stricter emissions standards for oil refineries, in order to reduce exposure to benzene, a cancer-causing chemical. The meeting was the second and final public hearing over the new rules, which would require oil refineries […]