7+ hour, 44+ min ago   (115+ words) The Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they relate to society today. “Close election can lead…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (133+ words) Episode: 3392 The Rise of Orientalism and its crescendo in the Roaring ‘20s. Today, strange happenings in the 1920s. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This article is part of the podcast Engines of Our Ingenuity…...

22+ hour, 5+ min ago   (707+ words) The rule, which will allow USCIS officers to refer asylum seekers directly to immigration court without first interviewing them, has the potential to affect more than 100,000 people in Texas. A new rule from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (554+ words) The strongest earthquake in the region in at least 100 years raised concerns about the potential impacts to the oil and gas industry, according to local county officials. A rare magnitude 5.0 earthquake rattled parts of the Texas Panhandle early Thursday morning....

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1052+ words) These maps show that the redistricting battle President Trump initiated has so far had a particular impact on largely Black congressional districts in Republican-led states. The mid-decade partisan redistricting battle, which President Trump initiated last year, was supercharged by a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (396+ words) The comments came following widespread reports earlier in the week that those stops would be put on pause after two immigrants were fatally shot by ICE agents in early July. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (539+ words) A search warrant, which officials said was to be executed Wednesday morning, indicated officers saw substances “consistent with methamphetamine” in the van after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed. It’s the first mention of drugs in the case. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (566+ words) Developing Story Two men in critical condition following Cypress Kroger shooting According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a U visa or U nonimmigrant status, is for victims of crimes who may be “helpful to law enforcement or government officials” in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (692+ words) Victor Salgado Araujo says he didn’t realize they were being followed by ICE agents until after his brother had been shot, according to his attorney. Victor Salgado Araujo, the brother of the man fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs…...

2+ week, 15+ min ago   (571+ words) Hugo Balderas-Ibarra faces felony charges in Harris County and in Florida, which could impact his ability to represent his clients in federal immigration court. An attorney representing two of the men detained last week during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…...