Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2716: Building With Ice
Posted on · Episode: 2716 On the rocks: building with ice. Today, on the rocks.
Tag: ice
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2690: What the Pharaohs Didn’t Have
Posted on · Episode: 2690 What the pharaohs didn’t have: appreciating modern technology. Today, to be a pharaoh.
Immigration
Immigrant Activists Say ICE Is Purposely Targeting Them. They’re Urging Biden To Help
Posted on · In a new report, activists say ICE systematically retaliates against them for their work, despite the agency's denials. Advocates want the Biden administration to officially forbid the practice.
Immigration
U.S. Senators Grill Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez On His Approach To Leading ICE
Posted on · Gonzalez related his local law enforcement experience in Harris County to his approach to the controversial role.
Houston Matters
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez Faces Confirmation Hearing To Lead ICE (July 15, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Previewing Ed Gonzalez's confirmation hearing to lead ICE, inside ERCOT's plan to improve the state's electricity grid, and the explosion of craft breweries in Houston.
Houston Matters
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez Discusses ICE Nomination, Crime Increase On Houston Matters
Posted on · During an interview on Houston Matters Tuesday, the sheriff touched on bail reform, the increase in violent crime and driving incidents during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Houston Matters
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez (July 6, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: A conversation with outgoing Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, who's been tapped by the Biden administration to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Immigration
New ACLU Report Reveals Dozens Of Hunger Strikes, Retaliation At Texas ICE Facilities
Posted on · There were at least 46 hunger strikes -- by individuals and groups -- at Texas ICE facilities between 2013 and 2017, according to ACLU data shared with Houston Public Media.
Immigration
Few Texas ICE Detention Centers Are Vaccinating For COVID-19. Feds Say It’s Up To Local Health Departments
Posted on · Despite high risks of infection and hundreds of sick detainees, there’s still no clear COVID-19 vaccination strategy from ICE officials, and few local health departments have stepped up to provide vaccines.
Immigration
ICE Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Program At Houston Immigrant Detention Facility
Posted on · The vaccination effort appears to be the first in Texas ICE facilities, as hundreds of immigrants are battling COVID-19 in detention facilities across the state.
Immigration
5 Arrested In Houston After Smuggling 90 Undocumented Immigrants, DOJ Says
Posted on · Houston police say they found over 90 people huddled together inside a southwest Houston home Friday afternoon.
Houston Matters
Ed Gonzalez Tapped To Lead ICE (April 28, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: After being one of its harshest critics in recent years, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez has now been tapped to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Immigration
Joe Biden Will Nominate Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez To Lead ICE
Posted on · Gonzalez was a vocal critic of the Trump administration, and in particular, the former president's immigration policies.
Energy & Environment
2 Million Texas Households Without Power As Massive Winter Storm Drives Demand For Electricity
Posted on · Some utility companies that deliver electricity to Texans are telling customers to expect power outages through Monday night and potentially into Tuesday.
Immigration
As Biden Inherits A Harsh Immigrant Detention System, Advocates Look For Him To Change It
Posted on · Texas is home to more immigrant detention centers than any other state, making it ground zero for any changes President Joe Biden will make to the system. Though advocates have said they're optimistic about this new chapter, Biden is inheriting expanded detention infrastructure with a record of poor medical treatment.