Travelers are waiting hours in massive security lines at some airports, including in Houston, as a partial government shutdown stretches on.
Democrats and Republicans have struggled to reach a deal on funding the Department of Homeland Security, an agency that oversees both airport security and President Donald Trump’s mass deportation push.
Democrats do not want to fund the agency… Read more »
George Randall got to George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Monday, three hours before his flight to California was scheduled to take off. He anticipated a long wait in security due to a shortage in TSA agents who haven’t been showing up to work because they haven’t been paid since mid-February.
But knowing ahead of time that the airport experience is going to be a nightmare… Read more »
Reaction among Fort Bend County's representatives in the U.S. Congress and the Texas Legislature to the U.S. and Israel-launched war on Iran were mixed, and broke largely along party lines.
President Trump announced the launch of the attack shortly after the strikes began early Saturday morning, saying in a post on his Truth Social network that the Islamicist regime that has ruled the… Read more »
Texas lawmakers split sharply on Saturday after President Trump ordered joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, with Republicans praising the operation as overdue force and Democrats warning it was unauthorized and dangerously escalatory.
A joint strike hit Iran on Saturday, and Mr. Trump said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed. The White House described the… Read more »
U.S. Reps. Lizzie Fletcher, Sylvia Garcia and Christian Menefee, all Democrats from Houston, will not attend the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. Tuesday night, according to their offices.
Fletcher will instead host a "listening session" for Texans, Garcia will host a phone-in town hall and Menefee will attend a… Read more »
While President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address in Washington, two Houston-area members of Congress say they will spend the evening at home, listening directly to constituents instead of attending the speech.
Rep. Christian Menefee, who represents Texas’ 18th Congressional District, announced he will attend two previously scheduled community meetings in Houston.… Read more »
A new study by Silent Spring Institute shows that hair extensions contain more harmful chemicals than previously thought by experts.
The products tested contain toxic organotins, flame retardants, and other substances linked with cancer and other harmful health effects, according to the study.
"In our recent study, we evaluated 43 hair extension products from human hair, synthetic… Read more »
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The "2026 Lunar New Year Carnival," jointly organized by the Chinese Cultural Service Center (CCC) and the Southwest Administration, was held in Houston on February 14. The park was bustling with activity and festive cheer, attracting large crowds and making parking extremely difficult. This annual… Read more »
On Friday’s show: Houston Rep. Lizzie Fletcher joins us to discuss immigration enforcement in Minnesota and issues affecting Greater Houston and the nation.
Also this hour: We explore how recent events surrounding immigration policy are influencing young Houstonians and their perceptions of law enforcement in particular.
And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the… Read more »
As the Trump administration intensifies its immigration crackdown, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D‑TX7) defends the Fourth Amendment and raises concerns about warrantless raids and threats to civil liberties. She opposed H.R. 7147, the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, warning it would undermine core constitutional protections.
Watch her speech here.
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