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January 15, 2016
Houston Attorney Challenges Cruz's Eligibility to be US President

Lawsuit targets Republican candidate’s birth in Canada; US law states that ‘the child of a US citizen born abroad is a natural-born citizen,’ Cruz counters
January 07, 2016
Federal Agents Arrest Leaders of Bandidos Motorcycle Band in Texas

A federal indictment charges 3 men with directing, approving and allowing violence against members of the rival Cossacks club
December 18, 2015
Former Astronaut Promotes Science Education and a Trip to a Star

This may sound fanciful, but Mae Jemison, the first woman of African descent to go into space, has the credentials to present this as a serious proposal
December 15, 2015
Researchers Seek Ways to Help Damaged Brains Heal

Rice University scientists look to neurons and their elaborate networks to unravel secrets of brain function
December 15, 2015
Researchers Seek Ways to Help Damaged Brains Heal

The human brain is the most complex mechanism in the known universe, but genetic faults, injuries and disease can disrupt its functions. Recent research has shown that the brain can generate new cells, called neurons. Normal brain activity results from neurons connected together in complex networks and, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, researchers are seeking a better understanding of how this happens.
December 10, 2015
Trump Tops Polls, But Cruz on the Rise

While billionaire maintains national lead among Republican presidential candidates, recent polls in Iowa, South Carolina show growing support for Texas senator
December 09, 2015
Refugees Continue to Resettle in Texas Despite Lawsuit

Texas dropped its call for a restraining order, but continues with a lawsuit in federal court against State Department and International Rescue Committee
December 04, 2015
Texas Drops Effort to Block Syrian Refugees

Attorney general says state satisfied with the federal government’s assurances of cooperation and information sharing about refugees
December 03, 2015
Charity to Proceed With Resettling Syrian Refugees in Texas

Stance by International Rescue Committee follows Texas' filing of a federal lawsuit aimed at stopping further Syrian refugee resettlement in the state
November 18, 2015
Bikers Accused in Texas Shootout File Federal Lawsuits

Attorney says clients' constitutional rights were violated; legal experts wonder whether fair trial is possible for any defendant
November 17, 2015
Exonerated After 18 Years in Prison, Black Man Fights for Reform

Anthony Graves was convicted in 1994 in Texas of murdering a woman, her daughter and her four grandchildren, later proven to be innocent
November 17, 2015
Exonerated After 18 Years in Prison, Man Fights for Reform

In the past 25 years in the U.S., 1,700 people who were convicted of a serious crime, and served prison time, have since been exonerated. A 49-year-old Houston man who was once on death row in Texas is one of them. Now, Anthony Graves spends his money and his days pushing for criminal justice reform. VOA's Greg Flakus tells his story.
November 06, 2015
NY State Investigates ExxonMobil Climate Change Research

Expert says probe centers on what company told shareholders about its own research on role of fossil fuel emissions
November 04, 2015
Houston Voters Reject Controversial Rights Ordinance

Voters in Houston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States, soundly defeated an ordinance that sought to protect a wide range of people from discrimination, including gays, lesbians and transgender residents. The closely-watched referendum on the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, known as HERO, was viewed as a battle over gay and transgender rights that pitted social conservatives against the city's openly lesbian mayor. VOA’s Greg Flakus reports from Houston.
November 04, 2015
Houston Voters Reject Controversial Rights Ordinance

Referendum on HERO measure was viewed as a battle over gay and transgender rights
October 16, 2015
Syrian Refugees in US Struggle to Start Anew

Communities across the United States are welcoming Syrian refugees who have fled their war-torn country and often spent many months, if not years, in refugee camps. But, as VOA’s Greg Flakus reports from Houston, some of their biggest challenges come as they try to adapt to life in a new country.
October 13, 2015
New TV Program Explores the Human Brain

David Eagleman will show how our brains create our perceived reality and how what we are is a construct within the brain’s circuitry that is never complete
October 11, 2015
Afghanistan’s Progress Aided By US Academic Center

Journalists, foreign policy advisers looking for Afghan-related expertise turned to University of Nebraska at Omaha, only place in US with longstanding academic connections to central Asian nation
October 11, 2015
Afghanistan’s Progress Aided by US Academic Center

Recent combat in Afghanistan has shifted world attention back to the central Asian nation’s continuing civil war and economic challenges. But, while there are many vexing problems facing Afghanistan’s government and people, a group of academics in Omaha, Nebraska has kept a strong faith in the nation’s future through programs to improve education. VOA’s Greg Flakus has more from Omaha, Nebraska.
October 01, 2015
Yazidi Americans Seek Help for their People

Last year Islamic State massacred more than 5,000 Yazidis, enslaved more than 5,000 Yazidi women and children and displaced hundreds of thousands more

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