Tag: politics
Houston voters will finally pick the next representative in the 18th Congressional District | Houston Public Media
Andrew Schneider/Houston Public Media
The long wait to fill the vacancy in Texas' 18th Congressional District is coming to an end Saturday. That’s when voters...
Trump moved fast to cut a funding deal. It’s a striking change from the last shutdown fight
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump moved quickly this week to negotiate with Democrats to try and avert a lengthy government shutdown over Department of...
Texas has stopped state agencies and universities from filing new H-1B visa applications. Here’s what that means.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all public universities and state agencies to halt processing any new H-1B visas, a move experts argued throws into...
Hundreds of Texas public school students walk out to protest ICE killings
Hundreds of Texas public school students walked out of classes on Friday as part of a national movement protesting immigration enforcement in the wake...
Talarico says Crockett told him she was “looking at running in 2030” before entering 2026 Senate race | Houston Public Media
Lorianne Willett and Yfat Yossifor | KUT News and KERA
State Rep. James Talarico said his leading opponent in the upcoming Democratic Senate primary, Congresswoman...
We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings
Friday is the general release of the documentary Melania, a film about President Donald Trump’s third wife and first lady of the United States....
Hill Country floods are worsening mental health issues in Kerr County, report finds
During a rain storm that rolled into Kerr County one night last week, Austin Dickson, who lives near Kerrville, began receiving calls from...
Texas Democrats demand 5-year-old’s release from ICE facility in Dilley
Representative Greg Casar could be heard chanting, "Free Liam Ramos, free our children," in reference to five-year-old Liam Conejo...
Rep. Julie Johnson traded stocks from company that helps Trump’s deportation efforts despite anti-ICE comments
WASHINGTON — As recently as last year, Rep. Julie Johnson bought and sold stocks from Palantir Technologies, a contractor with the federal government that has...
Execution of Texas man convicted of 1998 double murder scheduled for Wednesday
Charles Thompson, who once briefly escaped custody after being sentenced to death, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening for the 1998 double murder...
