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December 07, 2016
North Dakota Oil Production Continues Despite Pipeline Halt

State now surpasses Alaska to become second-largest oil producer in US
December 07, 2016
N. Dakota Oil Production Continues Despite Pipeline Halt

Environmental activists and Native Americans are applauding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to deny an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline. But some activists worry that President-elect Donald Trump could reverse the decision after he is inaugurated on January 20. Meanwhile, as VOA’s Greg Flakus reports from Bismarck, North Dakota, the state’s energy industry keeps producing oil and gas to be shipped out on trucks and rail cars.
November 07, 2016
Large Hispanic Turnout Could Change Election in Texas

For several years, Democrats have been hoping to capitalize on the large and growing population of Hispanics in Texas to win back the state from Republican domination
November 04, 2016
Close Presidential Race in Texas Drives Early Voting Turnout

Since early voting began Oct. 24, lines have been long, and turnout is expected to break records
October 28, 2016
Many Conservative Christians Accept Trump’s Moral Flaws

Polls show that an overwhelming majority of non-denominational Christian evangelicals plan to vote for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, despite charges of immoral behavior. Many nationally known leaders of the so-called Christian right were critical of Trump when he ran in primaries earlier this year, but most of them now back him, despite his alleged sins. VOA's Greg Flakus reports in Houston.
October 27, 2016
Many Conservative Christians Accept Trump’s Moral Flaws

Even after several women have accused Republican candidate of sexual misconduct, a large majority of conservative Christians still support him
October 25, 2016
Texas Leads US in Use of Renewable Energy

Solar energy production is growing rapidly in Texas, spurred on by the state’s abundant sunshine and the sharp drop in the price of solar panels
October 14, 2016
To Get to Mars, Head for the Moon

President Obama this week reiterated the call for a US mission to Mars that he first proposed in April 2010
October 10, 2016
Houston’s Vietnamese-Language Radio Binds Community

Vu Thanh Thuy is able to articulate the ideas, thoughts and concerns of the community — and give those citizens a platform to share
October 05, 2016
Culture Keeps Houston’s Vietnamese Community Strong

Since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 the Vietnamese community in Houston has grown from a few hundred people to well over 100,000
October 04, 2016
Texas Teenager Rocks the Blues With New Album

Ally Venable has the stage presence of a veteran performer, but she is only 17 years old
September 21, 2016
US Husband Fights for Wife on Trial in China for Alleged Spying

A UN body declared in July that Sandy Phan-Gillis' rights under international law have been violated and that she should be immediately released
September 19, 2016
Africans Feel at Home in Small Texas Town

Almost all of the nearly 300 Africans in Huntsville, Texas came to the town for jobs in the state prison system
September 13, 2016
Impending US Ban on Asian Painkiller Stirs Rally in DC

Demonstrators want kratom — product that acts on same brain receptors as drugs like morphine and heroin without producing a high — to remain legal
September 08, 2016
Violence Among Mexican Drug Gangs Seen Increasing

Organized criminal gangs in Mexico have always used violent tactics, but murder rates have risen steeply over the last 10 years
September 04, 2016
Texas Campus Gun Law Draws Mixed Reactions

A new law went allows anyone with a concealed weapon license to bring a handgun on to campus as long as it remains concealed
August 31, 2016
Republican Grip Weakens in Reliable Stronghold, Texas

If Trump has to invest time and resources in heavily Republican Texas, it will diminish his efforts in states like Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida
August 08, 2016
Greens Nominate Stein, Baraka at Convention

Green Party sets its ticket for the 2016 presidential campaign.
August 08, 2016
Green Party Seeks Sanders Supporters to Expand Its Base

Many at Greens' recent convention wore Sanders T-shirts and buttons and were still upset about their candidate's loss of Democratic nod to Hillary Clinton
August 06, 2016
US Green Party Nominates Stein for President

Human rights activist Ajumu Baraka will be Massachusetts physician's running mate this fall, but party faces a steep climb

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