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Houston Is A Top Destination For Migrant Kids. Here’s What It’s Like In Their Own Words

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on April 8, 2021 · After kids are processed at the border, most are reconnected with family members and restart their lives in a new country, in a new language and with a new school. Each year, hundreds of them end up in Houston.

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More Than 250 Migrant Kids And Teens Test Positive For COVID-19 In Texas Shelters

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on March 24, 2021 · Texas Health and Human Services confirmed 261 COVID-19 cases in state-licensed facilities and foster care for migrant children since March 5th, 2021.

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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.

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Reaction to Paxton acquittal (Sept. 18, 2023)

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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.

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

Rebecca Noel

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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Standoff at the border heads to court

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Posted on July 25, 2023 · Gov. Abbott is refusing to remove buoys from the Rio Grande that the Justice Department says are illegal. So the Department of Justicie is suing.

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