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Visitors arrive to the Texas Capitol on the first day of the 89th Legislative Session

Texas Public Radio - A progressive agenda for the Texas Legislature

In this political atmosphere there doesn’t seem to be much oxygen available for progressives.

But that’s not stopping organizations with a progressive agenda from showing up and fighting for the bills they want to see passed.

The state historically has not been friendly to organized labor. Nevertheless, Labor unions remain a political force in Texas.

KVUE - 'Hopeful but very worried' | Labor union president discusses what teachers want from Texas legislative session

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas teachers are concerned ahead of the upcoming legislative session, set to begin on Tuesday.

The Texas division of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which represents 66,000 educators and support personnel across the state, held a press conference Monday morning to lay out its concerns. The organization said the results of last year's membership survey painted a bleak picture.

Telemundo Austin - Defensores de los derechos laborales

Con la 89 Sesión de la legislatura de Texas en marcha, diversas ONG y activistas han hecho público sus pliegos de prioridades para exhortar a representantes y senadores a que durante los 140 días que dura la sesión, promuevan proyectos de ley a favor de los trabajadores y garanticen una mayor estabilidad laboral sin distingo del estatus migratorio.