In a Facebook post, state Rep.-elect Janis Holt said her office would coordinate with incoming Border Czar Tom Homan “and attack this issue head on.”
Monroe Trombly
Monroe Trombly is a public safety reporter at the Houston Landing. Monroe comes to Texas from Ohio. He most recently worked at the Columbus Dispatch, where he covered breaking and trending news. Before that, Monroe cut his teeth as a reporter at the Mansfield News Journal. Monroe is a Cincinnati native who earned a degree in environmental studies from the University of Cincinnati. When not writing, you can find him at the movies or on the hiking trail.
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Houston U.S. Attorney, first Asian American to hold post, to resign before Trump takes office
The move by the longtime prosecutor was expected, as it is customary for new presidents to install new U.S. Attorneys when they assume office.
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Death toll in New Orleans attack rises to 14; suspect lived in Houston
The man who committed what the FBI has deemed a terrorist attack in New Orleans early Wednesday morning was a Beaumont native who lived in the Houston area in recent years.
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For Hispanic and Latino families, genealogy research comes with its own set of issues
Hispanic and Latino heritage has not been cataloged and inventoried to the extent that European heritage has, experts who hosted the workshop said.
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Para las familias hispanas y latinas, la investigación genealógica conlleva sus propios retos
El patrimonio hispano y latino no ha sido catalogado en la medida en que lo ha sido el europeo, señalaron los expertos que organizaron el taller.
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Harris County jailers charged with beating detainee Adael Gonzalez-Garcia will not stand trial
Prosecutors last month dismissed misdemeanor assault charges for two of the officers, and plan to do the same for a third officer later this month.
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Federal judge refuses gag order on Dallas doctor accused of taking patient data on trans care
Prosecutors took issue with Eithan Haim, a former resident at Texas Children’s Hospital, accusing the government of fabricating its case against him.
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Who are HOU?: Meet Lee Rosenthal, U.S. District Court Judge in Texas’ Southern District
A judge of more than thirty years, Rosenthal spoke with us about her time in Houston, her time on the federal bench and what makes the city stand out.
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Trump to pick replacements for three, possibly four Houston federal judges
Two vacancies will soon become four when U.S. District Court Judges Lee Rosenthal and Andrew Hanen assume senior status with reduced caseloads.
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‘She’s a judge’s judge.’ Rosenthal assuming senior status after 32 years on the Houston bench
In an interview, Rosenthal said she has no intention of slowing down, at least not until a replacement is named and confirmed by the Senate.