Immigration
Feds: No More Education, Legal Services For Immigrant Kids
Posted on · BCFS, a nonprofit provider in several Texas cities, says it will continue providing services because not doing so would violate state licensing standards.
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Party Politics
Multiple Layers In Trade War Between Trump And China
Posted on · Also: Alabama's abortion ban, Texas judicial pay raises and Jay Aiyer’s big announcement.
News
Texas Top Election Official Says Nearly 100,000 Voters Aren’t U.S. Citizens
Posted on · The Secretary of State will send letters to voters suspected of being non-U.S. citizens. If they don't contest within 30 days, they will be purged from their registrar's voter rolls.
National
Expert Says Census Citizenship Question Would Hurt Latino Count
Posted on · Colm O'Muircheartaigh, a professor at the University of Chicago, testified in federal court for California and cities that argue asking about citizenship is politically motivated.
Top Stories
Post-Harvey Legal Aid, E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce, Restoration Grants From BP’s 2010 Oil Spill, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
News
Health Officials In U.S. And Canada Warn About E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce
Posted on · The outbreak has sickened 32 people in 11 states in the U.S. and 18 people in Canada.
Education News
Texas Education Board Moves To Reinsert Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller Into Curriculum
Posted on · The State Board of Education is meeting this week to finalize changes to social studies curriculum, part of an effort that began 10 months ago in response to teacher feedback that the standards included too much material to cover in a school year.
News
US Immigration Officials Move To Restrict Asylum At Border
Posted on · New regulations will block migrants from claiming asylum if they do not come to an official border crossing.
News
Trump Says He’ll Send As Many As 15,000 Troops to Southern Border
Posted on · The original plan to send about 5,000 troops to the border was announced Monday
News
US Troops Deployed at Border Limited in What They Can Do
Posted on · The troops will not be allowed to detain immigrants, seize drugs from smugglers or have any direct involvement in stopping the migrant caravan
News
Supreme Court Strikes Down Part Of Immigration Law
Posted on · The court declared a clause in the Immigration and Naturalization Act, mandating the deportation of immigrants convicted of some crimes, as unconstitutionally vague
Houston Matters
How Will Renegotiating NAFTA Affect Houston Industry?
Posted on · Houston Matters takes a closer look at the renegotiation of NAFTA with Dr. Adrian Duhalt from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
News
Texas National Guard Starts Sending Guardsmen To The Border
Posted on · The plan is to deploy 250 troops as an "initial surge"
News
Former Ambassador Tony Garza Applauds Greg Abbott’s NAFTA Advocacy
Posted on · The Texas governor supports continued negotiation of contentious NAFTA issues, including rules of origin, and investor state provisions
News
AP-NORC Poll: Americans Open To Trump’s Planned North Korea Talks
Posted on · Only 13 percent think the country shouldn't consider a deal with North Korea at all