Sam Kelly

Jan 23, 2025 | houstonchronicle.com | Sam Kelly

Defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes en Houston se están preparando para la agitación después de que el presidente Donald Trump firmara el lunes una serie de estrictas órdenes ejecutivas destinadas a desmantelar la inmigración en Estados Unidos.

Jan 21, 2025 | houstonchronicle.com | Sam Kelly

Members and supporters of La Union del Pueblo Entero march in protest of President Donald Trump during his inauguration in McAllen on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump supporters followed the marchers in their cars flying flags in support of Trump. Michael Gonzalez/ContributorHouston immigration advocates are preparing for upheaval after President Donald Trump signed a series of stringent executive orders on Monday aimed at dismantling immigration into the United States.

Jan 20, 2025 | houstonchronicle.com | Sam Kelly

President Donald Trump acknowledges the audience after taking the oath of office as his wife Melania, left, and daughter Tiffany watch during inauguration ceremonies swearing in Trump as the 45th president of the United States on the west front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. January 20, 2017.

Dec 10, 2024 | houstonchronicle.com | Sam Kelly

The Houston area is one of the fastest-growing and most diverse regions in the country, home to over 7.5 million people across 10 different counties. Test your knowledge of the city's demographics here, from which suburbs are growing the fastest to which residents have the longest commute. All data is pulled from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2023 American Community Survey Single-Year Estimates, unless otherwise noted1 of 8Which Houston-area county saw the highest rate of growth between 2022 and 2023?

Dec 7, 2024 | houstonchronicle.com | Sam Kelly

One might typically walk into the sleek, wood-paneled theater of the Asia Society Texas Center expecting to see a rare foreign film or a stirring concert of classical music. On Saturday, however, the theater was the site of a more visceral kind of exhibition – hulking, barely clothed Texans slamming into each other at full force in a spectacle of Japanese combat. The center hosted the 18th Annual Texas Sumo Classic, a showdown between sumo wrestlers from across the state.