Sam Kelly
Education Reporter at Houston Chronicle
demographics reporter @HoustonChron, hit me at [email protected] --- formerly @Suntimes - from Chicago, loudly
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houstonchronicle.com | Matt Degrood |Sam Kelly
Protesters hold flags and signs as they line the Dunlavy Street bridge over I-69 in Houston in this Sunday, June 8, 2025 file photo. Elizabeth Conley/Houston ChronicleHouston police called federal immigration agents on a woman who dialed 911 to report domestic abuse by her ex-husband in April, newly released records show. The woman, an immigrant from El Salvador who has lived in Houston for seven years, had a removal order stemming from the denial of her asylum claim.
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houstonchronicle.com | Sam Kelly
Some Houston neighborhoods are enjoying a population boom, growing by 30% or more in the past five years. But growth around Houston is not spread evenly, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. In fact, many Houston neighborhoods are losing residents. In Houston's East End, for example, many of the city's historically Latino neighborhoods have seen a drop in population, even as new housing continues to be built.
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houstonchronicle.com | Sam Kelly
People dance outside Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church while celebrating Juneteenth in Galveston, Thursday, June 19, 2025. Brett Coomer/Houston ChronicleFormer President Joe Biden's scheduled appearance in Galveston was already causing a stir Thursday afternoon at Reedy Chapel, hours before the former president was slated to arrive for its annual Juneteenth celebration.
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houstonchronicle.com | Sam Kelly
Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan (18) is unable to make a stop on a penalty kick by Haiti forward Herve Bazile (7) during the second half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals match at NRG Stadium Saturday, June 29, 2019, in Houston. Haiti won 3-2. Godofredo A.
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houstonchronicle.com | Sam Kelly |Alexandra Kanik
Stacy Rojas, 49, tells the Houston Chronicle that she really enjoys spending time on the terrace of her downtown apartment in Houston, Monday, June 2, 2025. Downtown Houston has one of the fastest-growing populations of any Houston neighborhood in recent years. Yi-Chin Lee/Houston ChronicleThe pool of The Marlowe, a high rise in downtown Houston, is photographed on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 in Houston.
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Relevant to the courthouse arrests we’ve been seeing in Houston and elsewhere
A memo obtained by @NBCNews shows DOJ instructing immigration judges (who they oversee) to dismiss cases from the bench without allowing time to appeal in order to allow ICE to make courtroom arrests. https://t.co/9bIrdkiXxK
Really fascinating piece here from @AdamLMahoney. Wouldn't be surprised to see these demographic trends playing out in Houston at some point as Latinos continue to lead growth in the area
NEW: In LA, 75% of once majority-Black neighborhoods are now majority-Latino. I spoke w/ Black Angelenos about how that is shaping the protests and how they're balancing solidarity and survival in one of America's most demographically transformed cities. https://t.co/pDQmnJYXK9
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