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Houston Matters

Full Show: Industrial Plants And Water Pollution, And Writer William T. Vollmann On Climate Change (April 12, 2018)

Posted on April 12, 2018 · 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.

Politics 101

Is DACA Really Dead, What the National Guard Move Is All About, And Why Texas Needs NAFTA (Seriously)

Posted on April 9, 2018 · BONUS: Will it be Abbott vs. White or Abbott vs. Valdez in November?

Arts & Culture

In ‘Islandborn,’ Junot Diaz Writes The Children’s Book He Never Had

Posted on April 3, 2018 · 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.

Immigration

Advocacy Group Uses Technology To Help Undocumented Immigrants At Risk

Posted on April 2, 2018 · United We Dream launches an app that allows the user to create a personal network

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Supreme Court Won’t Upend Arizona Licenses For Immigrants

Posted on March 19, 2018 · Scotus left in place an appeals' court decision in favor of the immigrants who sought licenses

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Study On Labor Standard Violations Reports Misclassification Of Workers In Texas

Posted on March 15, 2018 · Construction, transportation, cleaning and food preparation are some of the industries where these violations occur

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Immigrant Hotline Expands Hours Of Service

Posted on March 12, 2018 · It provides information and referrals to local free and low-cost immigration legal services

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Immigrants In Texas Commit Fewer Crimes Than Natural-Born Americans, Study Finds

Posted on February 26, 2018 · Criminal conviction rates among illegal immigrants were 56 percent below rates of natural-born Americans

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Mitt Romney Takes Veiled Swipes At Trump In Senate Run Announcement

Posted on February 16, 2018 · The 2012 GOP presidential nominee blasts Washington in an announcement video, saying, "Utah welcomes legal immigrants from around the world; Washington sends immigrants a message of exclusion"

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Border Patrol Crackdown Shines Light On Rising Number Of Migrant Deaths

Posted on January 26, 2018 · An investigation by USA Today finds official U.S. Border Patrol statistics underestimate the number of migrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border. Aid groups say the journey has grown more dangerous

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Texas Democrats React With Outrage To Trump’s ‘Shithole’ Comment —Al Green Calls For Impeachment

Posted on January 12, 2018 · After President Donald Trump reportedly questioned why the United States should offer protections to immigrants from "shithole" countries, Democrats and some Republicans from Texas expressed outrage. One Democratic congressman from Houston said he'd push for impeachment

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Trump Administration’s Push For Citizenship Question On Census Alarms Critics

Posted on January 10, 2018 · The 2020 census will be the first one conducted largely online

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WATCH: Low-Wage Immigrant Workers Are Especially Vulnerable To Sexual Abuse. How Can They Say #MeToo?

Posted on December 7, 2017 · Every day, about 50 people are sexually assaulted or raped in the workplace in the U.S. While the entertainment industry and the political world have been in the headlines, the problem extends to those who work in hotels, clean offices, serve food

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Trump Allows Refugee Admissions To Resume With New Screening

Posted on October 24, 2017 · A State Department official says the suspension of processing for refugees ended Tuesday, the date set in Trump’s executive order

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Houston ‘Dreamers’ Leaders Demand An Extension To DACA

Posted on October 5, 2017 · About 100 protesters demonstrated outside the Houston office of Senator John Cornyn of Texas on the day when the deadline to reapply for DACA expired