Decades Of Uncertainty Continue As Trump Blocks New DACA Applicants
The Texas Newsroom
This was part of a special collaboration between KERA’s Think and The Texas Newsroom that explored the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It follows the political evolution of the GOP and attempts to protect Dreamers, young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
Nearly 3 Years On, Few Houston Homeowners Have Been Reimbursed For Harvey Repairs
Houston Public Media
In 2017, Hurricane Harvey flooded thousands of homes in Houston. Three years later, the city of Houston and a state agency are fighting over who should pay out the billion-dollar recovery effort, leaving homeowners stranded with repair bills. This investigation was one of Houston’s most listened to pieces on the NPR One app in 2020.
Texas Lifts Moratorium On Evictions, Leaving Houston Renters Vulnerable
Houston Public Media
During the pandemic, Houston became the largest city in the country to allow evictions to resume. This piece told how renters and advocates braced for a tsunami of evictions. It was picked up by NPR’s Weekend Edition.
How Texas Prevented Black Women From Voting Decades After The 19th Amendment
Houston Public Media
This piece digs into the history of women’s voting in Texas and how Black women were systematically denied their civil right to vote. It won second place in best serious feature in the 2019 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards.