Texas
More firms challenge NLRB’s right to rule on their cases
March 28, 2013Two more companies have dragged the NLRB into federal appellate courts, questioning the agency's right to rule in their labor-management disputes because NLRB allegedly lacked a quorum.
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Saving Texas schools
March 14, 2013About 3,000 school workers and their allies rallied at the Capitol in Austin March 11. Buses came from all over the state.
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Judge orders halt on Keystone XL
December 12, 2012In eastern Texas, residents and activists have achieved a temporary reprieve after a Texas landowner filed a lawsuit against the company.
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Texas pols get kickbacks from corporate welfare
December 6, 2012In Texas, corporations get big gobs of tax money from state funds that are largely controlled by Governor Rick Perry and Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst.
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The 2012 elections changed Texas
November 8, 2012The growing Latino vote, much discussed in national politics, may have accounted for the Democrats' successes in Texas.
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