The Japanese American National Museum this week denounced the opening of a massive immigration detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, calling it a disturbing repeat of U.S. government actions during World War II.
Texas governor targets AAPI Rep. Gene Wu in legal bid over redistricting standoff
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the state’s highest court this week to remove the Democratic House leader from office, escalating efforts to end the holdout that is blocking redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump.
Chinese man charged in Texas with stealing COVID-19 research from US colleges
A Chinese national has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into several U.S. universities’ computer systems to steal COVID-19-related research, authorities announced on Tuesday.
Ban Tien named new chief of METRO police
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) Police Department in Texas has announced the appointment of Ban Tien as its new chief of police, making him the first Asian American to lead the department.
Prominent Texas business leader Glen Yoshiaki Gondo dies
A prominent businessman and community leader in Houston, Texas has died.
Texas added more Asian, Hispanic, and Black residents than any other state in 2023
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the state’s population last year.
Angela Chao, sister of Elaine Chao, killed in car crash
The sister of former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, was killed in a car crash in Texas on Sunday, according to a spokesperson for her company.
Bill banning Chinese citizens from buying Texas land dies
A bill that had been widely criticized as a racist assault on Texas’ Asian American and Pacific Islander communities has died after missing the deadline to reach the House floor.