Fauzia Asif

26 Feb 25

Houston ISD Removes Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday from 2025-26 School Calendar

Houston ISD’s 2025-26 final proposed draft of the calendar for the 2025-26 academic year does not include a holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the two major religious festivals for Muslims. […]

20 Feb 25

US Mass Layoffs: Nearly 10,000 Fired from Service as Trump and Musk Purge Federal Workers

Large-Scale Layoffs Across Key Federal Agencies: President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk carried out a major plan to refine the United States bureaucracy, resulting in the dismissal of […]

19 Feb 25

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes West Texas, one of strongest in state history

Did you feel it? On Friday, February 14th, at around 11:23 p.m., a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck West Texas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, making it one of the […]

14 Feb 25

Texas’ social media law takes another hit with temporary blocks on three more provisions

On Friday, 7th February, a federal district court issued more temporary restrictions on certain provisions of Texas law aimed at regulating what kind of materials and advertisements are accessible to […]

13 Feb 25

Trump Claims Israel Will Hand Over Gaza to the US After Conflict Ends

Trump’s Gaza Plan Sparks Global Controversy: Donald Trump announced a major change in US policy towards the Middle East while standing next to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in the White […]

11 Feb 25

Texas Governor Greg Abbott pushes for Career Training in High School to boost Workforce

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has added “life-changing career training” high school programs to his emergency priority list, aimed at better preparing students for the workforce immediately after high school. The […]

06 Feb 25

Health Alert: Measles cases reported in Texas as Vaccination rates decline

Health authorities in Texas are on high alert following the confirmation of at least four cases of measles in the state over the past two weeks. Among the affected individuals […]