500K+ Houstonians live in ’food deserts’ with little to no access to healthy food and the problem has worsened due to COVID-19
This loan company was founded to help Latino immigrants. It has sued thousands of low-income Latinos during the pandemic.
Tens of thousands in need of tech for online learning so they don’t have to choose between education and health
Bridging digital divide imperative to help at-risk Black and Latino teens as COVID-19 widens inequities, experts say
Houston Newsmakers highlights 2 new initiatives to address inequities, inclusion and bias within community
COVID-19 exposes major disparities between neighboring Houston-area communities — Gulfton and Bellaire
‘If I lose my job, it’s game over for us’: Richmond couple’s struggle to find peace amidst 10-year immigration journey
What local lawmakers think about the plan for some immigrant spouses to lose their employment authorizationEver since President Donald Trump’s administration announced its intent to consider revoking the employment authorization for some spouses of highly-skilled immigrant wor...
This woman from The Woodlands says company preyed on her desperation for a work visa At the end of 2013, Saisha Mehta moved to Houston to be with Kabir. The couple had spent two years in a long-distance relationship while Kabir finished his Master’s degre...
How US and Houston’s economies would be impacted if work authorization is revoked for 100K Indian womenAfter a 2017 edict from President Donald Trump, the Department of Homeland Security issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to remove the employment authorization of certa...
Out of time and choices: Woman struggles to find work while walking tight-rope of immigration systemKalyani Phadke always knew she wanted to get her Master’s degree and work for a top IT firm. In 2015, when an arranged marriage brought the 23-year-old to Houston, she ca...
100K Indian women, many in Houston, could lose the ability to work if the Trump administration changes 1 rule More than 100,000 Indian women in the United States, many living in the Greater Houston area, stand to lose the ability to work if President Donald Trump’s administration...
Faced with desperate circumstances, nearly 2M people in Texas - including these Houstonians - won’t see a stimulus checkThe Metropolitan Organization (TMO) — which is a coalition of organizations and religious institutions — is working with Garcia’s and Hernandez’s church to help them and ...
