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
Nov 04 Mayor: Fight not over for Houston nondiscrimination measure By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Houston Mayor Annise Parker has rallied supporters of a defeated ordinance that would have established nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people in the city, telling them the fight isn’t over. Continue reading
Nov 03 Election roundup: Big night for Republicans; marijuana, gay rights, Airbnb ballot initiatives fail By David A. Lieb, Associated Press In most states, the big elections will come next year. But on Tuesday, voters in a few states elected governors and legislators, some cities selected mayors, and a variety of major issues were being settled at the ballot box. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 5:46 From legal pot to Airbnb limits, 2015 election offers test cases to watch By PBS News Hour On this Election Day, a handful of states voted to elect state and local leaders and decide a number of ballot measures, from the legalization of marijuana to the expansion of LGBT protections. Judy Woodruff gets a rundown of the… Continue watching
Oct 25 After drenching Texas, heavy rain in Patricia’s wake moving east By Rialda Zukic Heavy rains have drenched parts of Texas since Friday causing highways to shut down and a train to derail on Saturday. Now, the storm, which was caused partly by remains of Hurricane Patricia, is expected to head southwest toward Louisiana,… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 5:46 Hurricane Patricia makes slow-motion assault on Mexico coast By PBS News Hour Police and fire units combed the Mexican resort community of Puerto Vallarta Friday morning, urging people to flee Hurricane Patricia, which has been called the strongest storm ever seen on the continent. David Alire Garcia of Reuters talks to Judy… Continue watching
Oct 20 Clockmaker Ahmed Mohamed accepts full scholarship at Qatar innovation school By Joshua Barajas More than a month since Ahmed Mohamed was arrested for a homemade clock that was mistaken for a bomb, his family said Tuesday that the 14-year-old will soon leave for Qatar to resume his studies. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 10:39 In car-centric Texas, cities reap economic boon from light rail By PBS News Hour Light rail train systems across the U.S. are growing by luring economic development around new tracks and stations. In Dallas and Houston, mass transit systems have spurred billions in development. Special Correspondent Karla Murthy reports in this installment of "Urban… Continue watching