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Worker’s Death at SpaceX Factory Followed Hundreds of Injuries in Recent Years

A 25-year-old died last month of “blunt force trauma due to a fall.” An Observer analysis found that the injury rate at "Starbase" was well above an industry national average.

by Gaige Davila

Keep Reading

Texas Is Cracking Down on Essential Immigrant Drivers

by Rina Flores

‘La Causa’ Continues in South Texas

by Rebecca Flores, Juanita Valdez-Cox, and Jim Harrington

Reckoning with History: What Should Become of the Cesar Chavez National Monument?

by Alexa Ura

Stock image of a pregnant person in a doctor's office, with a doctor holding a clip board of medication instructions. There are sonogram results on a table, along with a stethoscope. Mar 12, 2024

Pregnant Workers’ Health and Livelihoods Face a New Threat

A Texas federal court has struck down a 2023 law creating protections for pregnant state workers based on its paltry costs.

by Dina Bakst

The March/April issue of the Texas Observer, featuring some of our best work in 2023. The cover depicts a cartoon of young boy dressed as a militia member. Dec 26, 2023

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.

by Lise Olsen and Gabriel Arana

A Border Patrol agent arrives to take custody of a group of immigrants from Texas Border Volunteers. Dec 20, 2023

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.

by Josephine Lee

An illustration of a horrifying accident during construction of SH 288 tollway. A worker on an upper level reacts with horror to a seemingly horrific accident below involving a crane and a backhoe. Dec 11, 2023

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.

by Josephine Lee

A Vietnamese man works on bright green shrimp nets aboard the slanted deck of a shrimp boat at sea. Nov 15, 2023

Disaster Declared for Texas Shrimp

The U.S. market—and seafood processors’ freezers—are overflowing with cheap farm-raised imports.

by Paula Levihn-Coon

Auto workers in red shirts hold up signs that say, "UAW on strike" Nov 07, 2023

UAW’s Historic Strike Win Has ‘Huge Implications’ for Texas Autoworkers

The revitalized union is coming after Toyota, Tesla, and other non-union carmakers.

by Gayle Reaves

A USPS truck on an orange background with a heat symbol superimposed Oct 11, 2023

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.

by Josephine Lee

U.S. Representative Greg Casar (D-TX), a Latino man, is seen beyond water bottles on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. He's wearing formal pants, a shirt and tie, with his sleeves rolled up. Aug 03, 2023

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.

by Michelle Pitcher

Jul 25, 2023

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.

by Josephine Lee

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