10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1132+ words) Updated on: October 31, 2025 / 11:55 AM EDT / CBS News Washington — Much of the federal government shut down Wednesday, October 1, after Congress failed to reach a deal to approve new funding. Republicans had proposed extending government funding at current levels until Nov. 21 to…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (277+ words) HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Houston civil rights attorney Neeloy Azad has... Houston Attorney Neeloy Azad Joins Discovery Team in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Texas Terrorist Designation of CAIR HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Houston civil rights…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1413+ words) Brian José Morales García was riding beside his boss through the Texas Hill Country, bound for an air-conditioning job near Fredericksburg, when a state trooper stopped their pickup truck. Over the next four days, the 25-year-old was shuttled through…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (660+ words) Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and his executive chief were no-shows Tuesday at a long-planned city council hearing to discuss the agency's cooperation with federal immigration authorities, spurring heavy criticism from council members about the department's lack of transparency. The…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (568+ words) Another Flock camera was found sawed off in Houston on Saturday, the latest incident of vandalism against the cameras amid a growing backlash both in Houston and nationwide. The license-plate camera, still attached to the top half of a pole,…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1588+ words) About 50 protesters carrying decorated signs and umbrellas marched toward an immigration detention facility in Conroe two weeks ago. "Show me what community looks like!" they chanted. "This is what community looks like!" They were headed toward the Montgomery ICE Processing…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (364+ words) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to force the extradition of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with shooting a Minneapolis man in January and lying to the FBI about it. Ellison, joined by…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (512+ words) Amid growing concerns about privacy and Flock Safety cameras, several Houston organizations are joining a national week of action related to automated license plate readers with workshops, movie screenings and neighborhood walkthroughs. Houston organizations are joining the week of action…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1056+ words) When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want to send them back. Hundreds of Afghans who fought alongside U.S. troops and…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (752+ words) Aaron Reitz did not reveal what FBI testing found in bags taken from Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van after his July 7 shooting death. Other men in the van said the bags contained salt. Tests of a substance found inside the van…...