Students at UT-Austin Wednesday protested both proposed tax legislation and what they say are exploitative labor conditions.
THIS WEEK: About 200 students at UT-Austin walked out Wednesday to protest the Republican tax plan and what they say are exploitative labor conditions. “The university would collapse without our labor,” said a Ph.D. student.
Back-to-back record flooding along the Brazos River has forced people in Richmond to make an excruciating choice: Stay or go?
The repeat flooding in Richmond raises questions about how we share risk — but at its most basic level, it’s about people facing an impossible calculus: 83 percent of Harvey victims lack flood insurance.
For some struggling residents, the choice to leave a flood-prone area is no choice at all. “It’s not like we can just up and move,” says Gloria Reyes. “We don’t have the money.”
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From the archives
The Texas Legislature’s Sexist Little Secret
Following accusations of "groping, forced kisses and lurid cat calls" in a story from The Daily Beast by former Observer fellow Olivia Messer, state Senator Sylvia Garcia is calling for an "independent investigation" into claims of sexual harassment at the Texas Capitol.
Messer's groundbreaking reporting on the issue started with this story from the Observer in 2013.
