Minimum-Wage Delays

Republican pork tax breaks are holding up the much ballyhooed minimum-wage raises Democrats promised

"...Why haven't competing versions of U.S. House and Senate minimum-wage legislation made it yet to conference committee for debate..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Sick Leave: A Wage by Any Other Name?

Texas 3rd Court of Appeals strikes down Austin's ordinance

"...Last Friday, Nov. 16, the Texas 3rd Court of Appeals struck down the paid sick..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...– are familiar with the political rhetoric of the "Texas Miracle." Coined by state business boosters to describe the..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...personal political event was in progress up in East Texas. In the auditorium of Frankston High School in Anderson..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

It's a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color

It's a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers

"...search engine, the revved up reckoning of labor and wages in the United States' massive hospitality industry is glaringly..."

May 28, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Julián Castro, Women of Color, and Texas 2020

The path toward turning the state blue

"...the proud claims to power from the nationally known activists onstage, the calls to action from the women in..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

3rd Court Halts Paid Sick Leave

City ordinance put on pause by soon-to-be-ex-judges

"...sick days a year, is a violation of the Texas Minimum Wage Act, ruled the Austin-based appeals court...."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Help on the Way in Fight for Sick Pay

Workers Defense Project intervenes against anti-ordinance effort

"...paid sick leave ordinance. The troupe’s attorneys at the Texas Civil Rights Project intervened in the lawsuit against the..."

May 15, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at the University of Texas at Austin. No, I didn't type it up myself...."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Local Workers Strike for $15

Fast food employees take part in an "unfair labor practice" strike

"...the Fight for $15, demanding a $15 per hour minimum wage and the right to form a union without..."

Nov. 10, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Tesla Gigafactory to be Investigated for Labor Standards Violations

Workers Defense Project calls out wage theft, unsafe conditions

"...labor standards violation referrals to the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour division and the Occupational Safety and Health..."

Nov. 16, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Early Warning: The Lege is Coming!

Tribune Fest offers a taste of things to come

"...not the only mixed pleasure offered by last weekend’s Texas Tribune Festival – a three-day policy immersion for wonks..."

Sept. 26, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

Surveying the George W. Bush Legacy in Texas

"...In an apparent return to the 19th-century practice of exiling incorrigible felons to what was then considered..."

March 16, 2001 News Column by Michael King

GOP Opposes Critical Thinking

Party platform paints original ideas as a liberal conspiracy

"...It's official: The Republican Party of Texas opposes critical thinking. That's right, drones, and it's part..."

June 27, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

From Georgetown to Austin, a March to Defend Democracy

Barber, O’Rourke hosting 27-mile trek to force action on voting rights

"...Montgomery, but it’s long enough to focus attention and activism on Texas’ proposed “election integrity” laws and the GOP’s..."

July 27, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Lines: GOP Sharpens Its Claws for Paid Sick Leave With SB 15

“Consistent Employment Regulations Act” would dismantle city’s right to protect workers

"...Gov. Abbott, along with his fans at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and National Federation of Independent Business,..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Reasons to Vote

John Leguizamo on why it's important to make your voice heard

"...are some highlights from the 2018 Republican Party of Texas' platform: "We oppose all efforts to classify carbon dioxide..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by John Leguizamo

Paid Sick Leave Fight Continues

Paxton, Texas Public Policy Foundation take effort to 3rd Court of Appeals

"...Conservative business interests – and the state of Texas – are continuing the fight against Austin's pending paid..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How to Raise Worker Wages

Organize, arrive, persist, persist, persist

"..."Wages are tough, Austin's expensive. What are we going to..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Jack Craver

Pocketbook Politics

If Not Now, When?

"...ever -- 2.8% as of August, according to the Texas Workforce Commission -- one might ask, why now? Minimum..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

On The Lege

Knocking Out Hate

"...Gilliam, executive director of the American Family Association of Texas, was in a hearing room at the Capitol last..."

March 19, 1999 News Column

Postmarks

ACC Needs Planning, Not Damning

"...As the Executive Director of Legal Aid of Central Texas, I have already seen the seeds of welfare reform..."

June 20, 1997 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...club owners by individuals (especially employees and musicians) who contract lung cancer from having breathed secondhand smoke. Also, there..."

June 27, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Jim Hightower's column on SBA contracting (Aug. 4) is a lie ["Hightower Report"]. He takes..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Column

311 Story in Error

"...an intoxicated 19-year-old who later fell off the Iron Cactus' second-story outdoor deck, sustaining serious injuries." The owners of..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Postmarks

East Timor. Campaign Finance Reform. Napster. Living Wages. Little Richard.

"...East Timor Action..."

May 26, 2000 Column

The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...that's it. For Watson's views on single-member districts, living wage issues, and the future of regionalism in Central Texas,..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...the nation's 100th inmate freed from death row for actual innocence. -- J.S...."

March 28, 2003 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...The Kansas City Star pointed out in Missouri. In Texas, you may file for divorce while pregnant, but your..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature

Naked City

"...Democratic governor candidate Tony Sanchez released his education plan, "Texas Education Beyond Tomorrow." Highlights include pre-K programs for every..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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