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What Are The Chances of Getting Asylum? A Lot Better in New York than Houston
Posted on · A study finds stark contrasts between Houston and other cities. We looked for the reasons behind the disparity.
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News
In-Depth: Houston’s Asylum Seekers Face Difficult Legal Paths Ahead
Posted on · Considering recent actions by the Trump administration, the process of seeking asylum has become even harder for victims of domestic and gang violence
News
Getting Asylum Just Got Harder For Houston’s Immigrants
Posted on · An overruling by Attorney General Jeff Sessions narrows the situations that make for a winning asylum case
Houston Matters
What Will Federal Court Ruling Mean For LGBT Employees?
Posted on · A federal court ruling says LGBT workers in Texas cannot be discriminated against under Title Seven.
Houston Matters
Are The Courts Ill-Equipped To Handle Sexual Harassment Cases?
Posted on · Author and legal expert Suja Thomas talks about how the federal courts handle -- and often don't handle -- sexual harassment cases.
Houston Matters
Full Show: New Mental Health Facility, And Texas Turning Blue (Jan. 9, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We learn about a new mental health facility coming to the city. Then, a local columnist thinks 2018 could be the year Texas elects a Democrat to a statewide office. We learn why. Plus, we learn how the courts handle discrimination cases. And we remember a pioneer of the Houston theater scene.
Houston Matters
What’s At Stake As Texas Voter ID Law Heads Back To Federal Court?
Posted on · Houston Matters discusses what the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments over today, in the latest phase of the law's long saga in the courts.
News
Texas Has Several Judicial Seats Waiting To Be Filled, Even With Trump’s Recent Nominees
Posted on · In Texas, there are 13 federal judicial vacancies in courts overseeing the state — nearly a fifth of the Lone Star State’s federal judges
Houston Matters
Do Homeowners Suing Over Reservoir Releases Have A Case?
Posted on · Some Harris County property owners affected by the release of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs are filing suit. We learn why they're suing and the legal merits of their case.
Houston Matters
Judge Strikes Down Latest Texas Voter ID Law
Posted on · A federal judge says the measure, passed in June, still falls short of mitigating discrimination in Texas' voter ID law.
Houston Matters
Night Court: Houston Lawyers And Judges Have Fun Onstage With The Constitution
Posted on · We learn more about Night Court, the annual musical comedy show that features a cast of actual Houston lawyers and judges.
News
12 Texas Inmates Are Serving Banned Juvenile Life Sentence
Posted on · A dozen Texas inmates are serving a sentence the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional because they were younger than 18 when they committed their crimes.
Full Show
Full Show: A New Tool To Help Defendants Awaiting Trial (July 31, 2017)
Posted on · We learn about Harris County's new Public Safety Assessment tool, which helps judges decide whether to release or detain someone awaiting trial. Plus campus carry is about to expand to Texas community colleges.
Houston Matters
Federal Court: Texas Must Address Prison Heat
Posted on · Texas has 15 days to devise a plan to house certain inmates at the Wallace Pack Unit in areas less than 88 degrees.
Houston Matters
Numerous, Lengthy Legal Battles Expected Over Texas’ New ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Law
Posted on · Almost immediately after Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law SB 4, the so-called "sanctuary cities" bill, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a preemptive lawsuit asking a federal court to uphold its constitutionality. Shortly after that, the League of United Latin American Citizens filed a lawsuit against the governor and attorney general alleging that the […]