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Houston Matters

Reaction to Paxton acquittal (Sept. 18, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 18, 2023 · On Monday's show: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s expected back at work today after the Texas Senate acquitted him on all impeachment charges over the weekend.  We get some reaction and takeaways from the impeachment trial.

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Immigration

Federal court rules revised DACA program also illegal, many question what’s next for Dreamers

Rebecca Noel

Posted on September 14, 2023 · Despite its ruling, the court declined to order an end to the program and the protections it offers current recipients within two years, saying the federal government is not required to take any actions against DACA recipients.

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Immigration

Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal

Juan A. Lozano, AP

Posted on September 14, 2023 · Andrew Hanen, a federal judge in Houston, has agreed with Texas and eight other states suing to stop the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.

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Town Square

The Latest on the DACA Hearings and Immigration in the U.S.

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on June 6, 2023 · Experts explain the current landscape of immigration issues and the impact they could have.

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Immigration

Texas begins its battle against DACA program again, claiming it causes injury to the state

Rebecca Noel / Lucio Vasquez / Ariel Worthy

Posted on June 1, 2023 · The state alleges that recipients benefit from using state-funded resources like public education and Medicaid, which places a strain on state funds.

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Immigration

Texas set to renew its court battle against DACA immigration program in Houston

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 1, 2023 · The hearing Thursday morning is the latest in the years-long effort by Texas and its conservative allies to end the popular program that has granted limited relief to undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children.

Tags daca Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

DACA

Nearly 33,000 Houstonians could benefit from a healthcare expansion for DACA recipients

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on April 18, 2023 · The Biden Administration is planning to expand healthcare coverage for DACA recipients by the end of the month.

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Houston Matters

DACA ruling, and the Astros head back the ALCS (Oct. 17, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 17, 2022 · On Monday's show: A federal judge ruled last week that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could continue temporarily as the case moves through the courts. We learn more about the ruling and its implications.

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Immigration

DACA remains intact as appeals court sends case challenging its legality back to lower court in Texas

URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune

Posted on October 6, 2022 · The latest ruling in the long-running legal fight over the program doesn’t change the status quo for the program, which protects some undocumented immigrants from deportation and gives them work permits.

Tags 5th Circuit Court of Appeals daca immigration Texas DACA

Immigration

With a court ruling looming, young Texas immigrants prepare for the possible end of DACA

URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune

Posted on September 1, 2022 · Texas has the second-largest population of immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the country. An appeals court is expected to rule soon on whether the program is legal.

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Immigration

After Judge’s Ruling on DACA, Many Urge Congress To Act On A Permanent Solution

Stella Chavez, KERA

Posted on July 28, 2021 · Immigrant advocates say DACA was only a Band-Aid. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen's recent order to halt new DACA applications puts the pressure on Congress to act.

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Immigration

Judge Orders End To DACA, Current Enrollees Safe For Now

Associated Press

Posted on July 16, 2021 · A federal judge in Texas has approved a request by a group of states to end an Obama-era program that shielded young immigrants from deportation.

Tags daca Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program dreamers President Joe Biden

Immigration

With John Cornyn’s Support, New Texas Coalition Forms To Push For Congressional Fix For ‘Dreamers’

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on February 2, 2021 · The Texas Opportunity Coalition includes chambers of commerce, other economic development groups and institutions of higher learning.

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Immigration

Joe Biden To Pause Border Wall Construction, Issue Protections For DACA Recipients And Roll Back Other Trump Immigration Policies

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on January 20, 2021 · The incoming president also plans to send a comprehensive immigration reform plan to Congress after he takes office.

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Immigration

Court Case In Texas Shows DACA Program Remains Under Peril

Juan A. Lozano, AP

Posted on December 22, 2020 · A federal judge in Houston heard arguments on Tuesday from Texas and eight other states seeking to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program which provides limited protections to around 650,000 people.

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Posted on December 9, 2023 · In a one-page order, the court said it was temporarily staying Thursday's ruling “without regard to the merits." The case is still pending.

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Weekly Mexican wrestling event in East Houston brings together families and tradition

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Posted on December 7, 2023 · Houston Matters visits a regular Sunday night lucha libre event in the city's Magnolia Park neighborhood.

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AG Ken Paxton has bought several properties worth millions. He’s yet to publicly disclose them.

Lauren McGaughy, Texas Newsroom

Posted on December 7, 2023 · Paxton, a Republican who beat impeachment charges this year, has not reported at least a half dozen properties in Florida, Hawaii, Oklahoma and Utah to the state.

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Katy ISD considers hiring chaplains at schools as part of new state law

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Posted on December 5, 2023 · Several community members, including mental health professionals, spoke out in opposition to the measure at the Katy ISD board meeting Monday.

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