Stronger Houston: Working to recruit more minorities for vaccine trialsA couple of big-name frontrunners in the race for a coronavirus vaccine, Moderna and Pfizer, began part of their experimental trial here in Houston.
By the numbers: Examining disparities within Houston’s transit systemIn this edition of Stronger Houston, we’re focusing on systematic disparities within Houston's transit system— where race, equity, and public transportation intersect.
Hundreds of HISD students are homeless and COVID-19 is complicating matters. How the district is trying to helpThe start of a school year is full of excitement and challenges for students and teachers alike, even during a pandemic. The challenges can at times be overwhelming, espe...
Ask 2 Live: Facing eviction? Here’s the advice our legal experts gave in our exclusive Zoom conversation
Stronger Houston: With the census deadline looming, city leaders push for residents to get themselves countedThe window to complete the 2020 census is closing. The deadline to fill out the once-a-decade survey is Sept. 30. Houston leaders stress this is not just a population que...
These Houston-area groups rehabilitate, help former inmates to prevent re-incarcerationThe discussion around criminal justice reform in Harris County is complex and often heated. Stakeholders disagree on what that change should look like and how to go about...
Texas officials walk back $15 million proposed cuts to women’s and children’s health servicesState health officials walked back a plan to cut $15 million in funding from health and safety net programs, including services that offer low-income Texans access to bir...
Group aims to provide free legal help to Harris County families facing eviction during pandemicFor many Houston-area families, there is a new ripple effect from the COVID-19 pandemic. After losing jobs and having their incomes cut because of layoffs and shutdowns, ...
500K+ Houstonians live in ’food deserts’ with little to no access to healthy food and the problem has worsened due to COVID-19A quick stop at a neighborhood grocery store for a forgotten ingredient or a trip to load up on meals for the week is something many of us do regularly. But unfortunately...
This loan company was founded to help Latino immigrants. It has sued thousands of low-income Latinos during the pandemic.On an afternoon in mid-June, Analleli Solis was walking home from her brother’s house just down the street when she noticed someone she didn’t know retreating from the fr...
New non-profit focuses on reaching survivors of domestic violence in Houston’s minority communitiesA new non-profit organization opened its doors in May and is working to reach more survivors of domestic violence in Houston’s minority communities. The Empowered Survivo...
REPORT: Coronavirus pandemic has ‘unmasked’ the face of racism, inequities in Houston and the U.S.A national report released Thursday said the coronavirus pandemic has widened racial disparities across the U.S., creating a crisis that has contributed to increased deat...
Tens of thousands in need of tech for online learning so they don’t have to choose between education and healthThe school year will look a lot different because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some parents have opted to send their kids back to the classroom while others have decided ...
Bridging digital divide imperative to help at-risk Black and Latino teens as COVID-19 widens inequities, experts sayJohn Bedman, 13, clicked away at the color options on the menu. Graphic design has become a hobby of his, although he wants to be an attorney when he grows up. Bedman si...
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 authorization
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 ...