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Michael Hardy is a Houston-based freelance journalist.

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‘That Was Someone’s Son’: Thousands Pay Respects to Floyd

‘JUST NOT FAIR’

Amid historic protests over police brutality sparked by his killing hundreds of miles away, Houston wanted a glimpse of a native son.

Michael Hardy | Published Jun 08, 2020

‘Just Get Up’: Floyd’s Family Stunned by Huge Hometown Crowd

PLEA FOR PEACE

“Never, never man, would I have thought we'd have this many people, man, for my brother,” Terrence Floyd told an estimated 60,000 people in Houston.

Michael Hardy, Rachel Olding | Published Jun 02, 2020

Government Gives Freed Immigrants Bus Tickets, Nothing Else

SEE YA

It’s up to volunteers to give families diapers, food, and even water after they are released from detention with nothing more than ankle monitors.

Michael Hardy | Published Aug 01, 2018
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Asylum Seeker Threatened With Forced Adoption, ACLU Says

INTIMIDATION

A Guatemalan woman was told her daughter would be sent to live with an American family if she didn’t agree for them both to be deported, according to her attorney.

Michael Hardy | Published Jun 26, 2018

America’s Most Dangerous Dams Protect Houston

GULP

Water in two reservoirs is at record heights, and officials have to purposely flood areas downstream to relieve the pressure. One expert said he’s sounded the alarm for years.

Michael Hardy | Published Aug 29, 2017

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