Posted on · The high court declined to immediately reinstate a federal judge's order that would have allowed all Texans to request absentee ballots if they fear catching COVID-19 at crowded polling places.
Posted on · The 7-2 decision could have major consequences for thousands of asylum-seekers.
Posted on · The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: A Supreme Court ruling is a win for LGBTQ rights advocates, interim Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins answers questions, and we discuss recent media coverage of COVID-19 and protests over police brutality.
Posted on · The high court will allow the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy to stand across the entire southern border. The decision marks another immigration victory for the White House.
Posted on · Moore was sentenced to death in 1980 in the fatal shooting of an elderly store clerk during a Houston robbery.
Posted on · At issue is a Louisiana law that mirrors a Texas law the court struck down. What's different, however, is that Justice Anthony Kennedy, who cast the decisive fifth vote in the 2016 case, has retired.
Posted on · The administration scores a victory in its efforts to reduce the number of asylum applicants presenting themselves at the U.S. southern border.
Posted on · Billy Jack Crutsinger, 64, was the 14th inmate executed in the U.S. this year and the fifth in Texas. That state has 10 other executions scheduled for 2019.
Posted on · Billy Crutsinger's appellate attorney has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We examine the U.S. Supreme Court's final opinions as they end their term, Houston Matters' host Craig Cohen gives us an overview of last night's Democratic presidential debate, and we look at efforts to reduce suicides in Harris County jails. We also speak with local American Ninja Warrior Daniel Gil, and the folks involved in the rock opera Speeding Motorcycle.
Posted on · The Freedom From Religion Foundation is suing Judge Wayne Mack and the State of Texas for allegedly violating an attorney’s First Amendment rights.
Posted on · A panel of three judges heard arguments in the high-stakes fight that could return Texas to the days of federal supervision of its political maps.
Posted on · DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, protects undocumented people who were brought here as children from deportation and allows them to get driver licenses, work permits and go to college.
Posted on · UH professor Jerónimo Cortina thinks the case could end up going to the Supreme Court