On Thursday, a federal court judge ruled that the Biden administration lacked authority to grant immigrants seeking legal status to “parole in place.”
Danya Pérez
Danya Pérez is a diverse communities reporter for the Houston Landing. She returned to Houston after leaving two years ago to work for the San Antonio Express-News, where she reported on K-12 and higher education. Prior to that, Danya was a digital producer at the Houston Chronicle, where she worked on community engagement efforts by developing and writing daily newsletters. She previously spent 4 ½ years covering education at the Monitor newspaper in the Rio Grande Valley. Danya lived most of her childhood in Mexico before migrating with her family to their second home in El Paso. She is a proud University of Texas at El Paso graduate (Picks up!). When she's not writing about our communities, she might be found taking her loyal travel companion, Wakko, a 16-year-old Schnauzer, for slow walks at his favorite spots along Buffalo Bayou.
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Following Trump’s reelection, Houston’s LGBTQ+ leaders offer mental health, community resources
Trump’s campaign included positions viewed as challenging for the LGBTQ+ community, prompting Houston’s LGBTQ+ community to offer resources post-election.
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Duty calls: Harris County voters brave storm to cast ballots for presidential, local races
Houstonians are tasked with deciding between 50 and 70 contests, a $4.4 billion school bond and a property tax increase for flood control maintenance.
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‘Nunca viene nadie’: Canvassers travel across the Houston region to engage Latino voters
Latino voters aren’t being engaged by any party or nonpartisan organization ahead of the 2024 election. Local organizations are working to change this.
Posted inArts & Culture
Houston’s Teatrx theater company celebrates six years of opening spaces for Latinx stories
Teatrx, a Latinx Theatre Company, was born six years ago in Houston with a mission to create an ecosystem to support Latinx stories and artists.
Posted inDiverse Communities
Harris County approves $800K for the construction of Houston’s first Latino Museum
Houston is set to have its first Latino Museum with works celebrated by U.S. Latino artists. A recent influx of funding brings it closer to fruition.
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Texas Latinos offer second-largest economy in the U.S., a new report states
The economic contributions of U.S. Latinos continues to outpace that of their non-Latino counterparts, according to a GDP report unveiled this month.
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Free bilingual newspaper launches in Denver Harbor to civically engage Latino community
A group of Denver Harbor residents launched La Voz de Denver Harbor, a bilingual, monthly newspaper that is now freely available at area businesses.
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Colony Ridge’s massive growth challenges Cleveland ISD, catapults enrollment
Over the past decade Cleveland ISD enrollment has quadrupled to over 12,000 as Colony Ridge continues to expand, straining students’ resources.
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Crecimiento masivo de Colony Ridge es un reto para Cleveland ISD, catapulta el número de estudiantes
En la última década, a medida que Colony Ridge se ha ido expandiendo, la matrícula del Cleveland ISD se ha cuadruplicado hasta superar los 12,000 alumnos, lo que ha supuesto una gran presión sobre los recursos para los estudiantes.