Posted on · 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.
Posted on · Texans accounted for roughly one out of every 10 people arrested for the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Posted on · With 18,000 migrant children and teens in federal custody and reports of overcrowded border facilities, politicians on both sides have been quick to point fingers. Three attorneys spoke with Houston Public Media about what's actually happening.
Posted on · The Texans quarterback has denied allegations from 19 women. Sports and gender experts say there's lessons to be learned about the intersection between men's professional sports and sexual violence.
Posted on · When severe winter weather caused the state’s power grid to partially collapse, millions of Texans lost power for days. Those who suffered the most were among the most vulnerable populations, according to an analysis of the latest data from the Harris County Medical Examiners’ Office.
Posted on · The youth justice reinvestment fund is the first of its kind in Texas, but follows similar initiatives in California and Colorado to create alternatives to youth incarceration that disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic young people.
Posted on · Advocates are afraid these crimes are being underreported due to a lack of knowledge and familiarity with the reporting process, a dearth of Asian language resources and distrust of law enforcement.
Posted on · A Pearland teen is speaking out after a majority of her peers responded to a survey saying they thought about self harm. The findings are in line with what mental health professionals are saying: teens are facing a mental health crisis.
Posted on · Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis says it’s critical that the county address inequities that have left many of the county’s poorer neighborhoods at high risk of flooding.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott is banking on a version of reform that makes it harder for people accused of violent crimes to bond out, while ignoring Harris County-style efforts to ease the burden on indigent defendants.
Posted on · Houstonians have experienced disaster after disaster -- from hurricanes and a winter freeze, to chemical plant explosions, to a global pandemic and the resulting economic downturn. Angela Blanchard studies disaster response, and she says we’re experiencing “an era of upheaval” in our region.
Posted on · Two weeks after the devastating winter freeze, Texans are facing tens of thousands of home repairs, and many still don't have running water. Immigrants will play an outsized role in helping families get their houses back in order, while also dealing with destruction in their own communities.
Posted on · At a mass aid distribution site this weekend, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told reporters tens of thousands of Houstonians still don’t have running water in their homes, two weeks after a winter storm caused crippling power outages in much of Texas.
Posted on · Cuts to key programs like public education are in the works, despite Governor Greg Abbott’s promises
Posted on · More than 13,000 evictions have been filed since a CDC moratorium was issued, and more than 24,000 evictions have been filed in the Houston area since the start of the pandemic.