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  "This is Bad Policy": Trump Administration Proposes Restrictions for International Students – Again

  October 2 at 4 a.m.

  The University of Houston and Rice University, which both enroll thousands of international students each year, are assessing the potential impacts of the Trump administration proposal to impose narrow time limits on international student visas. Dr. Adria Baker, Rice University’s Associate Vice Provost for International Education, said that requiring international...

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  ICE Says International Students Must Leave U.S. If Their Schools Go Online Only

  July 7 at 3:30 p.m.

  In the newest effort by Donald Trump’s federal government to reduce the international presence on American soil, international college students now face deportation if their schools move to digital classes only for the fall. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced Monday that international students won’t be allowed to...

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  Supreme Court Rules Trump Can’t End DACA For Now

  June 18 at 1:07 p.m.

  In a 5-4 decision Thursday morning, conservative Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberal justices to reject President Trump’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, better known as DACA. Thursday’s ruling is the second bombshell this week to come from the nation’s highest court,...

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  Why Some Brown Girls Don’t Fight Back

  February 19 at 5 a.m.

  What we teach our kids is based on our values, our history, our experiences, and the world we live in. Teaching little girls to fight, as our own Jef Rouner recently suggested, is a response to the active threats that they will get all their life and makes sense in...

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  “Don’t California My Texas” is So Stupid

  February 4 at 4 a.m.

  “Don’t California my Texas!” If you hang out on news outlet Facebook pages you have probably seen this statement any time a story about Texas becoming Blue shows up. Down in the comment sections, a never-ending horde of middle-aged white people, many of them holding fish in their profile pics...

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  A Little Cold and Wind Doesn't Stop the Houston Women's March for Justice and Equality

  Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 4 p.m.

  Despite low temperatures and brisk winds, women of Houston gathered at the Water Works/Cistern on Sabine Bridge for speakers, activities, and food trucks Saturday morning for the Houston Women's March. From there they marched to City Hall to rally on the steps and demand justice and equality. (Photos by Doogie Roux)