A year ago the White House offered hope for a solution to one of the nations most pressing immigration challenges. How to recognize children who, through no fault of their own, were brought into the US illegally and have been educated, socialized and even had families of their own here. The so-called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program has offered some Houstonians promise, but others are still waiting and looking for options. (Video: KTRK 13 News)
OTHER LOCAL AREA HEADLINES:
- First Week Of Government Shutdown Costs Houston At Least $42 Million (KUHF Public Radio)
- Baylor Genome Study Pinpoints Health Risks (KUHF Public Radio)
- What Makes A Student In Houston ‘Twice Exceptional?’ (KUHF Public Radio)
- Tennis legend Martina Navratilova in Houston to promote breast cancer awareness, research (KTRK 13 News)
- Houston Marketplace shoppers urged to wait to buy insurance (Houston Chronicle)
- Ranks of school librarians dwindle in HISD, statewide (Houston Chronicle)
- Cure & Company- Breast Cancer Boutique (KRIV 26 News)
TEXAS HEADLINES:
- Food stamp cuts bill could delay aid in Texas, raise state’s costs (Dallas News)
- Explanations Vary as Tutoring Program Falls Short (Texas Tribune)
- Texas collection of everyone’s drought photos is depressing (Chron.com)
- How Hurricanes that Hit the Texas Coast Can Float Giant Tanks (State Impact Texas)
NATION & WORLD:
- Health care exchanges working out kinks a week later (USA Today)
- Despite Many Warnings, Antibiotics Are Still Overprescribed (NPR)
- New Nobel Winners in Medicine Decoded How Neurons And Cells Talk To Each Other (NPR)
