In a 12-5 vote on Wednesday, the Houston City Council approved an ordinance intended to cut back on coordination between the Houston Police Department (HPD) and U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire shakes hands with an HPD cadet after announcing raises for officers. In what would be a stinging loss of a staunch ally, the leader of the Houston Police Officers’ Union ...

HOUSTON — A proposed ordinance that would limit when Houston police contact federal immigration authorities is drawing sharp debate at City Hall. The measure would restrict officers from contacting ...

A trio of Houston City Council members are pushing a plan to change the way Houston police officers work with federal immigration agents, sidestepping Mayor John Whitmire’s authority a week after the ...

Immigration enforcement policy debates are growing around Texas and Arizona while Congress continues to struggle to make headway on funding the Department of Homeland Security. We look at the Houston ...

Houston is already feeling the impact of a growing dispute with the State of Texas over its newly passed immigration ordinance, as Governor Greg Abbott issued a sharp warning and police overtime has ...