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Town Square

Houstonians React To Inauguration Day And The Beginning Of Biden’s Presidency

Catherine Lu

Posted on January 20, 2021 · We provide a community sounding boarding for listeners to share reactions to today's historic inauguration – the culmination of a divided, litigious and unprecedented election cycle.

Immigration

Woman Who Accused Immigration Officers Of Rape Drops Lawsuit Against Detention Center

Elizabeth Trovall / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on January 20, 2021 · The woman abruptly moved to drop her suit in September, and the Houston Chronicle reported on Friday she admitted to falsifying the account in order to qualify for a visa for victims.

Tags CoreCivic ice Immigration Customs and Enforcement mexico Nuevo Laredo ryan gustin sexual assault

Immigration

Joe Biden To Pause Border Wall Construction, Issue Protections For DACA Recipients And Roll Back Other Trump Immigration Policies

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 20, 2021 · The incoming president also plans to send a comprehensive immigration reform plan to Congress after he takes office.

Tags border wall daca deferred action Donald Trump Joe Biden rollbacks

National

Biden Celebrates ‘Triumph’ Of Democracy In Inaugural Address

Alana Wise, NPR

Posted on January 20, 2021 · President Biden on Wednesday spoke to bringing the nation together in his first remarks as president of the United States.

Tags capitol Donald Trump inauguration 2021 Joe Biden Kamala Harris Mar a lago Mike Pence white house

National

Watch Live: Inauguration Day Ceremony And Events

Alana Wise, NPR

Posted on January 20, 2021 · Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president of the United States on Wednesday. Follow live special coverage throughout the day beginning at 11 a.m. ET.

Tags Biden administration capitol D.C. Donald Trump inauguration Joe Biden Kamala Harris Mike Pence U.S. Capitol Washington Watch live

National

Trump Departs White House, With Capitol Riot Defining His Tumultuous Term

FRANCO ORDOÑEZ, NPR / TAMARA KEITH, NPR / Roberta Rampton, NPR

Posted on January 20, 2021 · President Trump was impeached for inciting his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. The violence and its aftermath will be an enduring symbol of his four years in the White House.

Tags Donald Trump inauguration Joe Biden Kamala Harris looking back Mike Pence Trump administration U.S. Capitol

National

Biden’s Inauguration Is Going To Look Very Different. Here’s What To Know

BARBARA SPRUNT, NPR

Posted on January 19, 2021 · President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration has been largely downsized because of the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Tags D.C. Donald Trump inauguration inauguration 2021 Inauguration Day Joe Biden Kamala Harris Mike Pence Washington

Town Square

How History May View Donald J. Trump

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on January 19, 2021 · Donald Trump leaves the presidency after one term and on the day 400,000 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported.

Tags history legacy Pardons presidential pardons Rocky Rhodes Timothy Naftali Trump

Texas

After A Year Of Racial Reckoning, Black Lawmakers Believe They Can Finally Eliminate Confederate Heroes Day In Texas

Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 19, 2021 · On Tuesday, some Texans will take a paid day off for a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and other leaders of the Confederate army.

Tags confederacy Confederate Heroes Day Jefferson Davis monuments Robert E. Lee

Town Square

The Second Impeachment Of Donald Trump

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on January 14, 2021 · Ten Republicans joined the Democrats in a 232-197 vote to impeach, the most bipartisan impeachment in U.S. history.

Tags Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values bipartisan impeachment Capitol Hill constitutional law Donald Trump Impeachment incitement of insurrection LBJ School of Public Affairs Peniel E. Joseph Rocky Rhodes South Texas College of Law

National

House Impeaches Trump A 2nd Time, Citing Insurrection At U.S. Capitol

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on January 13, 2021 · Just one week before he will leave office, Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.

Tags congress Donald Trump impeached Impeachment Nancy Pelosi president

Texas

Texas House Elects Dade Phelan Speaker As 2021 Legislative Session Gets Underway

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 13, 2021 · Phelan’s election to the gavel was one of the House’s first order of business Tuesday, when the Legislature kicked off the 2021 legislative session.

Tags dade phelan Texas House of Representatives Texas Legislature texxas house speaker

National

WATCH LIVE: The House Is Expected To Impeach Trump A 2nd Time. Here’s How It Will Work

Deirdre Walsh, NPR

Posted on January 13, 2021 · The article of impeachment accuses President Trump of "incitement of insurrection" for his comments and actions leading up to last week's riot at the Capitol. Watch the proceedings live at 9 a.m. ET.

Tags Donald Trump Impeachment Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi U.S. House of Representatives

Town Square

Texas Legislative Session Begins Amid Concerns Of Violence And The Pandemic

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on January 12, 2021 · Bills to redraw the state’s political maps, the state's pandemic response, and sweeping police reform proposals are on the docket to be discussed in the Texas Capitol.

Tags 87th Texas legislature Jerónimo Cortina Matt Harab Peter Rene texas Legislative Texas Southern University School of Public Affairs

Coronavirus

Report: ICE Fails To Comply With Its Own COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on January 12, 2021 · Migrants told researchers that they couldn't stay socially distant in ICE detention and they weren't given adequate soap. Then when they complained, staff retaliated.

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