Texas
Dallas activists revive 1934 Teamsters tactic with ‘flying pickets’ at Starbucks stores
May 3, 2023It was a mobile May Day in Texas on Monday.
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Parents, teachers, NAACP oppose Texas right-wing Gov. Abbott’s ‘hostile takeover’ of Houston schools
March 17, 2023Abbott has escalated his war against the people of color in his state’s largest city. But Houston’s Black and brown residents, led by its teachers union and the NAACP, are fighting back.
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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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