Posted on · The devices are a better option than detention, but they disrupt almost every aspect of daily life, from sleeping and exercising to buying groceries and getting a job, according to more than a dozen attorneys, immigrant advocates and Central American asylum-seekers.
Posted on · The mural, at 111 N. Ennis, features a large tree and different skulls that represent the lives of Mexican-Americans who called the East End home
Posted on · New American Economy is a coalition of mayors and business leaders from all over the country. They just released data on Greater Houston from the 2016 census.
Posted on · A growing number of American children are losing out on Medicaid — and other programs — because their parents are undocumented immigrants and fear detainment and deportation.
Posted on · Cruz's Protect Kids and Parents Act would require the federal government to keep immigrant families together "absent aggravated criminal conduct or threat of harm to the children."
Posted on · On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: We learn how tent cities could be used to shelter unaccompanied migrant children. Then, our experts discuss the latest political stories. We remember the roll the Turtle Bayou Resolutions played in Texas history. And we meet some boating enthusiasts in Greater Houston.
Posted on · A report by the Migration Policy Institute looks at the effects of a leaked draft of proposed 'public charge' rules by the Trump administration
Posted on · Census data shows Houston’s immigrant population is 53 percent more likely to own their own business than the native-born population
Posted on · The ACLU began publishing the government documents online Wednesday and plans to post material, including audio recordings. Customs and Border Protection strongly denied the claims.
Posted on · One official said the department is looking at four bases in Texas and Arkansas
Posted on · Episode: 1512 The corner store: a retail outlet that is lost but not forgotten. Today, let’s buy candy at the corner store.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn more about a caravan of migrants arriving in Houston today to discuss the state’s so-called sanctuary cities law. We delve deeper into Houston's "apartment epidemic." We examine a new report about water pollution in Texas. Writer William T. Vollmann discusses his new two-volume series on climate change. And we learn about Sam Houston State's National Book Awards Festival.
Posted on · BONUS: Will it be Abbott vs. White or Abbott vs. Valdez in November?
Posted on · The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of novels such as The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao talks about his immigrant experience and the book he wishes he'd had as a kid.
Posted on · United We Dream launches an app that allows the user to create a personal network