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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Border

Mexican president: Four kidnapped U.S. citizens have been found, and two are dead

Marian Navarro, Texas Public Radio / Gaige Davila, TPR

Posted on March 7, 2023 · Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed the deaths during his Tuesday press conference. The Tamaulipas governor also confirmed that one of the surviving citizens was wounded. The other was not.

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Immigration

Alleged Houston Migrant Smuggling Victims Detained, Deported Despite Visa Eligibility

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on June 8, 2021 · A special visa can protect victims of violent crimes, including kidnapping and extortion. But for the 97 migrants found locked inside a Houston home earlier this year, the involvement of federal authorities in the investigation has led to their detention and deportation.

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Immigration

After Rescue Of 29 Migrants Held In A Houston Stash House, Many Face Detention And Deportation

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on January 11, 2021 · Soon after being rescued in a high-profile human smuggling bust in Southwest Houston, 29 migrant kidnapping victims were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Their fates are in the hands of the country's hardline immigration authorities.  

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Missing Journalist Austin Tice

Houston Matters

‘Night Out For Austin’ Supports Efforts To Return Journalist To Houston

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 16, 2019 · The parents of missing Houston journalist Austin Tice discuss an upcoming fundraiser and their recent meetings with Trump administration officials.

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Houston Matters

Managing AMBER Alerts in Texas

Houston Matters Intern

Posted on January 30, 2014 · We’ve all gotten those alerts on our smartphones or seen them on the electronic freeway signs: An AMBER alert for a missing child. But how does the system work? How effective is it? We find out how AMBER alerts are managed in Houston by the non-profit Texas Center for the Missing.

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Houston area residents do ‘not need to be alarmed’ by nuclear incident training, officials say

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on May 1, 2023 · The training will take place in and around Ellington Field, I-10 east to Highway 225, and will extend from around State Highway 288 to State Highway 146.

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One person fatally shot during multiday Houston hostage rescue, FBI says

Associated Press

Posted on March 23, 2023 · The shooting took place early Thursday morning in north Houston.

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Town Square

Waco Siege: 30 Years Later

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on March 23, 2023 · Looking back on what happened and what we’ve learned in the three decades since the 51-day siege.

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Houston Matters

Stoppping fentanyl overdoses — are some Mexican pharmacies part of the problem?

Joshua Zinn

Posted on March 15, 2023 · Research shows some pharmacies catering to American tourists are selling medicine frequently laced with the opioid.

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