Jan 26 Immigration is a top concern for New Hampshire voters By Sergio Bustos and Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press BROOKLINE, N.H. — People in New Hampshire live nearly 2,400 miles from El Paso, Texas, one of the busiest crossings on America's Southern border. And it's only home to about 10,000 people living illegally in the U.S. — a far… Continue reading
Jan 25 Undercover activists who targeted Planned Parenthood indicted in Texas By Joshua Barajas Following a two-month investigation into allegations that targeted Planned Parenthood, a Harris County grand jury cleared the organization of any wrongdoing and instead indicted two undercover filmmakers who had hoped to expose the organization of wrongdoing. Continue reading
Jan 21 Why Ted Cruz is a pariah among fellow Republican senators By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republican senators are confronting an unsettling possibility: Sen. Ted Cruz, their least favorite colleague, stands within reach of becoming the party's presidential nominee and standard-bearer. Continue reading
Jan 19 Supreme Court sets election-year clash on immigration By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric about immigrants. Continue reading
Jan 07 Sandra Bland’s mother: Perjury charge against trooper ‘not justice’ By Joshua Barajas A grand jury indicted a Texas state trooper on perjury charges Wednesday in connection to the traffic stop and arrest of Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old black woman who later died while in police custody. Continue reading
Jan 05 Austin’s weekly vaudeville combines politics and magic By KLRU Step into the writer's room for Esther's Follies, and you'll likely find them singing around a table about the Supreme Court and 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Dec 27 Texas storms kill at least 11 overnight By News Desk Cleanup and recovery efforts were underway in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, on Sunday after tornadoes and powerful storms ripped through the region overnight, killing at least 11 people. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 6:00 Telling stories helps refugee children learn a new language By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 23 Family of student arrested for homemade clock seeks $15M in damages, apologies By Joshua Barajas The family of Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old student from Irving, Texas, who was arrested after his homemade clock was mistaken for a hoax bomb, is demanding $15 million in damages and written apologies from two of the city’s leaders. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 8:13 For young newcomers, school offers a stepping stone to life in America By PBS News Hour Around the nation, cities that take in refugees face the challenge of how to educate young people who speak little or no English. The NewsHour’s April Brown visits Houston, now the most diverse city in the U.S., where Las Americas… Continue watching