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Construction Workers At UH Demand Payment For Work On New Student Housing

Kirk McDaniel, HPM Intern

Posted on January 23, 2020 · The eight workers who were employed by a contractor working for the university claim they are owed at least $43,000 in back pay, including unpaid overtime wages.

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After Sweeping Raids, ICE Released 300 Detained Immigrants With Young Children

Jen Rice

Posted on August 9, 2019 · 680 workers were detained in Mississippi. The raids have some parents in Greater Houston concerned.

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Texas Workers Could Lose Employee Rights Under Proposed Rule For Gig-Economy Apps

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on March 27, 2019 · Advocates are blasting the Texas Workforce Commission for creating the rule with lobbyists behind closed doors.

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Report: Corporate Subsidies In Houston And Texas Not Helping Communities

Florian Martin

Posted on February 4, 2016 · The report by the Workers Defense Project condemns Texas’ practice of incentivizing businesses to build here.

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University of Houston approves program to save students up to 60% on textbooks

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Posted on February 27, 2023 · Each semester students will pay a set fee of $299, which includes both fall and spring semesters, but will drop to $180 in the summer.

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Actor Brett Cullen on His Career and Giving Back to Aspiring Actors; Plus, the Upcoming 2023-24 Season for Stages

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Domestic violence after COVID (Feb. 9, 2023)

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Texas universities propose two-year tuition freeze in exchange for nearly $1 billion in additional state funding

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Posted on January 10, 2023 · The leaders of the state’s six biggest university systems are seeking the money to fund instruction, university operations and employee health insurance and to cover a free tuition program for veterans and their children.

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