Texas
Solitary strike: Texas prisoners refuse food to protest harsh confinement practices
January 11, 2023Hundreds of prisoners may participate in the protest beginning Tuesday, the first day of the state’s legislative session. Texas often keeps prisoners in solitary confinement for years or decades.
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Women leaders meet in Texas, plan October offensive for abortion rights
September 19, 2022The Women’s Convention targeted the right wing’s support for sexual and economic exploitation.
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program costs Texas $12 million
September 2, 2022Abbott’s office said Chicago will now also become a regular drop-off location in addition to New York City and Washington, D.C.
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La cumbre de trabajadores jóvenes de Texas muestra la nueva militancia del movimiento
August 20, 2022Texas YALL es una organización nacida del programa de trabajadores jóvenes de AFL-CIO. Es una colección de trabajadores jóvenes, activistas y aliados progresistas que están trabajando para cambiar y dar forma al futuro del movimiento laboral...
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Texas young workers summit shows the movement’s new militancy
August 16, 2022The Texas AFL-CIO held its YALL (Young Active Labor Leaders) summit, and the energy and determination of newly-organized workers was on full display.
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