Staff Reports
ICE admin office to open near Woodlands school
| February 23, 2026
Just across from Primrose Schools in the Woodlands, an ICE facility is gearing up to open. Cesar Espinosa, with Immigrant Families and Students in the Fight, says this move opens the door for more child detainments despite its illegality.
ICE is operating in droves in Houston
| February 23, 2026
ICE is in Texas, but Houston hasn't forgotten their neighbors.
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Number of Texas school districts rejecting designated prayer time grows
| February 23, 2026
School districts across Texas have until March 1 to decide whether their schools will create a designated prayer and religious reading time during the school day, and an overwhelming majority are rejecting the new policy.
‘I guess it’s my time to die’ Why Black mothers in Harris County face higher risks
| February 23, 2026
In 2019, Moriah Ballard lost her son and nearly died herself at Texas Medical Center due to complications with severe preeclampsia. Her heartbreaking story is not uncommon.
A recent report from Harris County Public Health found that Black women in Harris county faced the highest pregnancy-related death rate in the US from 2016 to 2020. Click the link in our bio to learn more.
Voting early in Dallas County? Here’s everything you need to know
| February 23, 2026
Stressed about voting in the primary election? Our DFW Political Correspondent Katie Serrano is here to break it down for you.
DHS denies tuberculosis outbreak at Texas
| February 23, 2026
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COVID-19. Measles. Tuberculosis. This is what's happening in ICE's Texas detention centers.