Texas Is Cracking Down on Essential Immigrant Drivers
Professionals like me get Texas kids safely to school. We get food to grocery stores and medical supplies to hospitals. Until the government decides to throw us out of work.
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Top 20 Stories From the Year We Nearly Went Under
After roaring back with an issue on women’s health, we exposed heat deaths at Tesla and USPS, went after Angela Paxton, and broke news on queer rights.
Working Class Perspectives on the ‘Migrant Crisis’
NYC Mayor Eric Adams was supposed to welcome immigrants bused from Texas. That's not what's happened.
The Death Toll: An Expensive Tollway’s High Cost in Human Lives
State Highway 288 was built by a private equity firm, letting TxDOT abdicate its responsibility to both drivers and construction workers.
Disaster Declared for Texas Shrimp
The U.S. market—and seafood processors’ freezers—are overflowing with cheap farm-raised imports.
UAW’s Historic Strike Win Has ‘Huge Implications’ for Texas Autoworkers
The revitalized union is coming after Toyota, Tesla, and other non-union carmakers.
USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat
Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules.
Fighting for Breaks on Multiple Fronts
Workers and activists implore Governor Greg Abbott to consider the dire need for protections in the record-breaking heat.
Texas Workers, Congressman Launch ‘Thirst Strike’ for Heat Protections
“My brother would still be here if he just had a water break,” said Jasmine Granillo, who’s joining the call for OSHA to save workers from the Texas Legislature.
Texans Die from Heat After Governor Bans Mandatory Water Breaks
House Bill 2127 preempts local governments from enacting legislation in eight areas—with potentially deadly results.