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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey

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Biden White House Aims To Advance Racial Equity With Executive Actions

Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on January 26, 2021 · President Biden is signing four executive actions aimed at upholding one of his key campaign themes.

Tags asian amaerican Department of Justice executive action Housing and Urban Development Joe Biden pacific islander racial equity Susan Rice

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Houston Affordable Housing Projects Compete For $150 Million In State Funding

Posted on February 11, 2020 · To get public money, projects have to meet comprehensive criteria. Environmental health risk isn't one of them.

Tags affordable housing air quality Housing and Community Development Department Housing and Urban Development Tom McCasland

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HUD Secretary Ben Carson Met By Protesters In West Houston Community

Posted on April 20, 2018 · Carson announced $5 billion in disaster recovery for Texas communities affected by Harvey

Tags Ben Carson Gov. Greg Abbott Housing and Urban Development Hurricane Harvey Rep. John Culberson

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Community activists hopeful for change after DOJ launches investigation into illegal dumping

Posted on July 25, 2022 · People in the Super Neighborhood 48 community are looking forward to the outcome of the DOJ's investigation into the city and illegal dumping after years of advocating for action.

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Abbott orders state guard units and DPS officers to return migrants to border with Mexico

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on July 8, 2022 · In an executive order authorizing the enforcement Abbott said the move was due to President Biden’s lack of desire to secure the border.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Ximena Bustillo, NPR

Posted on June 30, 2022 · Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.

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The U.S. Supreme Court rules Biden administration can end ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 30, 2022 · The decision is a setback for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who filed suit against the Biden administration when the White House tried to rescind the policy.

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