Posted on · Last week (Sept. 30, 2016), Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas was officially pulling out of the national program to resettle refugees, making good on an earlier threat to withdraw if the Obama administration didn’t accept changes to the program the state demanded, citing security concerns. Gov. Abbott's statement said the state wanted refugees better vetted […]
Posted on · Texas on Thursday lost its fight against the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state, ending a months-long battle during which refugees from the war-torn country continued to arrive.
Posted on · A federal judge has once again denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's efforts to keep the federal government from resettling Syrian refugees in the state.
Posted on · The bill would have required high-level U.S. officials to verify that each refugee posed no security risk before entering the United States.
Posted on · We asked residents across Greater Houston to share their thoughts on the issue.
Posted on · Nine more Syrian refugees are scheduled to arrive here in Houston today, after U.S. District Judge David Godbey Wednesday denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request for an emergency order blocking them. Paxton submitted then withdrew a similar request last week. The Attorney General's back-and-forth actions are not, of course, the only mixed messages coming […]
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Posted on · U.S. District Judge David Godbey on Wednesday rejected the state's second request in as many weeks to turn back families from the war-torn country.
Posted on · After Paris and San Bernardino, reports of Islamophobia and attacks on mosques are on the rise, especially in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. One Muslim activist calls 2015 "a banner year for hatred."
Posted on · Refugee Services of Texas, which so far has relocated a group of six people, cites "safety and privacy concerns."
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas teamed up Tuesday to push new curbs on Syrian refugees entering the United States, unveiling a new bill that would let states "opt out" of accepting refugees from certain countries.
Posted on · Houston's open-door policy for refugees is being threatened by state officials, who are pushing to block Syrian refugees from entering Texas.
Posted on · Texas has taken its fight against the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state to federal court, filing suit against the federal government and a refugee resettlement nonprofit.
Posted on · There’s been strong reaction to Governor Greg Abbott’s plan to stop Syrian refugees from resettling in Texas, and some students are taking their opposition directly to the governor.
Posted on · From governors not wanting to accept Syrian refugees, to the release of John Buice on parole, to a woman wearing a pasta strainer on her head in her driver’s license photo: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s news. Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Houston Chronicle columnist Kyrie […]