N ationally, immigration courts grant asylum in about four out of ten cases. Houston’s courts, in common with those in Charlotte, Atlanta, Kansas City and a few other places, grant asylum in one out ...

A new report shows ICE or Border Patrol agents deported about 500,000 immigrants in the last six months, and Houston is one of the top cities with the most removals.

When I met Ira in January, her top priority was getting out of Texas before S.B. 4, a new state law that authorizes state forces to take over immigration enforcement, took effect. Ira currently has a ...

Oklahoma is poised to become the latest Republican-led state to impose criminal penalties for those who reside in the state illegally.

Texas is a state known for its rugged independence. That can be a huge boon in many situations, but it can also be a problem if you are injured on the job in Texas. With some of the most convoluted ...

Houston City Council delayed new rules around a historic voter-approved measure aimed at empowering council members within a "strong mayor" system.

The statistics are sobering, and it's likely we're still undercounting: Only one-fourth of injuries suffered by Latino workers on small construction jobs are regularly reported, one study found.

Harris County must pause a guaranteed income program for qualifying area residents until it is determined whether the program violates the Texas Constitution, the Supreme Court of Texas says. Earlier ...

Because of Jose Franco Gonzalez's struggle, others with serious mental disabilities now have a right to legal representation in immigration proceedings.

Li Cunxin was imprisoned inside Houston's Chinese Embassy for 21 hours following an attempt to defect to the United States.

The lawsuit accuses the two officers and the city of negligence in the death of the Hmong immigrant and war veteran.

Several relatives of patients who died while awaiting a new liver say they want to know if their loved ones were wrongfully denied a transplant by a Houston doctor accused ...