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Travel

Texas officials have told residents Mexico is too dangerous to visit for spring break

NPR Staff

Posted on March 13, 2023 · The advisory follows the kidnapping of four Americans earlier this month in the city of Matamoros. The Texas Department of Public Safety said "cartel activity" made trips to Mexico a "serious risk."

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New Screenings To Start For All US-Bound Airline Passengers

Associated Press

Posted on October 26, 2017 · "These measures will work in complement with the current additional screening measures conducted at the boarding gate,"

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Reporter's Notebook from Pakistan

US Invests Millions To Train Journalists In Pakistan

Laura Isensee

Posted on October 2, 2016 · The journalists there have been resilient and tenacious in the face of violence.

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Reporter's Notebook from Pakistan

How Liberal Arts At One College Could Build A Better Pakistan

Laura Isensee

Posted on October 1, 2016 · Can a focus on liberal arts education help create stronger leaders?

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Reporter's Notebook from Pakistan

A Museum Field Trip & A Makeshift Classroom In Karachi

HPM News Staff

Posted on September 27, 2016 · News 88.7's Laura Isensee was struck by the seeming contradictions of two educational moments she witnessed in the port city.

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Reporter's Notebook from Pakistan

Reflections On Security, Textbooks & Freedom Of The Press

HPM News Staff

Posted on September 26, 2016 · Listen to an audio montage of News 88.7 Reporter Laura Isensee's first dispatches.

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Reporter's Notebook from Pakistan

Goodbye Islamabad & Hello Karachi

HPM News Staff

Posted on September 23, 2016 · Learn about some of the differences between the capital and the coast, plus what one has in common with Greater Houston.

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Off-duty DPS trooper shoots neighbor suspected of breaking into his downtown Houston apartment

Sarah Grunau

Posted on September 25, 2023 · The incident occurred early Monday, when police responded to a call in the 500 block of Crawford Street. The man who was shot was expected to survive, according to the Houston Police Department.

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John Whitmire’s plan to bring DPS troopers to Houston has yielded mixed results in Austin and Dallas

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 18, 2023 · State Senator John Whitmire wants to bring 200 DPS troopers to Houston to aid local police if he’s elected mayor. Local officials in Austin and Dallas say DPS deployments in those cities led to racially targeted traffic stops and arrests.

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DPS again cancels all Texas driver license appointments due to ongoing upgrade

Marian Navarro, Texas Public Radio

Posted on September 7, 2023 · The upgrade of the driver license system at the Texas Department of Public Safety began over the Labor Day weekend and has canceled all in-person and online services Wednesday and Thursday.

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Houston Democrats call for accountability amid claims about DPS troopers’ treatment of migrants

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on July 21, 2023 · A whistleblower said DPS troopers had been instructed to deny migrants water and to push migrants back into the Rio Grande. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has denied that such orders have been given.

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