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Decades After Clashing With The Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community In Texas

Posted on November 28, 2018 · When Vietnamese immigrants first arrived in Texas, they received a hostile reception from locals who were concerned about competition. Now that immigrant community is thriving.

Houston Matters

Alief Residents at Odds Over Proposed ‘Little Saigon’ Designation

Posted on July 14, 2016 · The town of Alief reflects — perhaps as well as any community here — the much-celebrated diversity of Greater Houston. Alief is a part of District F, which according to 2013 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, is nearly 40 percent Hispanic, almost 25 percent African American and 20 percent Asian-American. Alief's management district is […]

Politics

4 Texas Republicans join ultraconservatives to sink GOP attempt to keep federal government open

Posted on September 29, 2023 · The funding bill was a long shot, but far-right U.S. representatives said it didn’t go far enough in promoting their priorities, including border security and defunding investigations into Donald Trump.

Immigration

Texas border cities scramble to shelter thousands of newly-arrived migrants

Posted on September 22, 2023 · Thousands of migrants have crossed the border into Eagle Pass and El Paso in recent days, the highest number since the emergency health order known as Title 42 expired in May.

Houston Matters

Reaction to Paxton acquittal (Sept. 18, 2023)

Posted on September 18, 2023 · On Monday's show: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s expected back at work today after the Texas Senate acquitted him on all impeachment charges over the weekend. We get some reaction and takeaways from the impeachment trial.

Immigration

Federal court rules revised DACA program also illegal, many question what’s next for Dreamers

Posted on September 14, 2023 · Despite its ruling, the court declined to order an end to the program and the protections it offers current recipients within two years, saying the federal government is not required to take any actions against DACA recipients.

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Decades After Clashing With The Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community In Texas

Houston Matters

Alief Residents at Odds Over Proposed ‘Little Saigon’ Designation

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