Injured, Sick, Widowed, and Sued
Cities are filing lawsuits to claw back first responders’ hard-won workers’ compensation.
Labor
A Last Stand for Texas Oyster Fishers
After a decade of struggle following hurricanes and new fishing regulations, the industry has reached a breaking point.
A Boom of Strip Club Lawsuits in Texas
Unpaid exotic dancers are suing—and often winning back wages—but clubs and corporations aren’t changing their ways.
Jessica Cisneros Takes Her Second Shot at the King of Laredo
The primary rematch for Congressional District 28 is a litmus test for Democrats in South Texas.
In ‘Keeping House,’ the Unseen Is at the Forefront
Austin-based Veronica Ceci makes timely art about those who clean up other people’s messes.
All in the Family
For the Parras family, the fight for environmental justice has always been personal.
Newspaper Unions in Texas Fight for First Contracts
Big corporate chains are proving to be recalcitrant negotiators.
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Again, Texas Republicans Fail to Gut Local Labor Protections
The win for worker advocates came unexpectedly—and may not last long.
Texas Labor Organizer Montserrat Garibay Goes to Washington
As a Latina immigrant, Montserrat Garibay broke barriers in the Texas labor movement. Now she enters the national stage.
In San Antonio, Police Reformers Square Off with the Cops’ Union
A proposal to end collective bargaining, on the ballot May 1, aims to spur police accountability in Texas’ second-largest city.