Sunday, November 15, 2026

Tag: Houston

ICE quietly resumes vehicle stops after deadly shootings, with leaked email...

"ERO law enforcement officers are authorized to conduct vehicle stops," the email said, adding that officers "must continue to coordinate with their immediate supervisors regarding any enforcement activities."

ICE killing in Houston fuels demands for independent investigation

Family members, civil rights groups, and local leaders are demanding answers after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an ICE officer during an immigration operation in Houston.

A ‘striking’ trend: After Texas banned abortion, more women nearly bled...

A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

Faith leaders, teachers mobilize for protests at NRA’s Houston meeting in...

"Don't look away," said one advocacy group. "Rally against the NRA."

Houston police launch investigation into mounted officer trampling protester on video

“We are aware of a video circulating showing one of our mounted patrol horses and a citizen. We are currently reviewing the circumstances behind the incident.”

Houston Police Chief vows to end no-knock raids

“The no-knock warrants are going to go away like leaded gasoline in this city.”

DOJ sues Houston for sexual discrimination against female firefighters

According to the Justice Department, at least nine complaints were filed, but that failed to stop the abuse and only led to an even more hostile work environment.

Houston neighbors said no to Walmart and invested in Black-owned businesses...

Communities of color turned to each other to make it through the disaster. Months later, they’re doing the same to rebuild.

The great flood

The damage suffered by Houston, Tampa and Miami is not an anomaly. It is the beginning of the end.

Houston furniture store opens its doors to flood victims

McIngvale has done this before, including during floods last year and during Hurricane Katrina.

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10 Reasons Hakeem Jeffries Should Not Be the Next Speaker of the House

“Here are ten reasons why Jeffries should not be Speaker.”

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
Students walk across the green Arts Quad at Cornell University on a sunny spring day.

Cornell University Is Embroiled in Another Sexual Assault Lawsuit

A newly uncovered 2023 lawsuit alleged the university's Title IX office did not take repeated sexual assault allegations seriously. The case may go to trial next year.
Demonstrators hold Medicare for All signs at a rally

The Next Congress Must Meet the Moment by Passing Medicare for All

This election was all about affordability — and few things are more unaffordable than American health care.
A heavy compactor machine sits on a pile of garbage at a landfill under a blue sky.

The Garbage Man: Bill Gates Has Earned Billions Investing in Climate-Polluting Landfills

Bill Gates owns a dominant stake in Republic Services, America’s second-largest landfill operator, but he’s failed to make the company live up to his own climate principles, ProPublica has found.