A new report finds that Bush-era immigration enforcement tactics routinely led to systemic abuse of workers' rights and a willful disregard for the rule of law. More...

On the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the Fort Worth Police Department raided a gay club called the Rainbow Lounge, and began harassing and arresting patrons. More...

A new report finds Texas is the deadliest state for construction workers, with one dying every 2.5 days. And on-the-job deaths are a growing problem across the country, with an estimated wait time for workplace inspections in some states of more than 150 years. More...

A legal challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court to the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall was declared dead Monday. The justices declined to hear an appeal by the County of El Paso, Texas, to an earlier decision by a U.S. federal court judge that allowed the Bush administration to proceed with construction of the controversial wall. More...

As the hurricane season opens, officials on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts are concerned about the record number of foreclosed homes -- which when left unsecured could become sources of dangerous wind-blown debris and damage neighboring homes in already-struggling communities. More...

Federal aid is covering roughly 30-40 percent of state budget shortfalls. The Progressive States Network takes a look at some of the ways states are responding to the funds. More...

Texas has both the highest rate and the greatest number of uninsured children of any state. Addressing this problem, Texas lawmakers are poised to take a large and bi-partisan bite out of the number of uninsured children. More...

The dangerous PCB pollution that General Electric is dredging up from the Hudson River is going to a Lone Star State landfill that's currently embroiled in a controversy over radioactive waste. Does it really make sense to dump such dangerous stuff atop a drinking-water supply? More...

The campaign for educational benefits for undocumented college students has been heating up all over the country the past few months both at the grassroots level and in the halls of Congress. More...

Georgia, South Carolina and Texas are all moving forward with bills that erect new obstacles for voters -- and a looming Supreme Court decision may impact the ability to use the Voting Rights Act to challenge the new laws. More...

Last week, researchers at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Southern California released a study that confirms what many people are all too familiar with: toxic pollution falls disproportionately on lower-income neighborhoods and communities of color. More...

As the summer movie season approaches and the studios begin to roll out their blockbusters, complete with explosions, special effects and car chases, Samuel Goldwyn Films presents "American Violet," an eye-opening, thought provoking film featuring Alfre Woodard and starring newcomer Nicole Beharie. More...

Coming almost four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a bipartisan bill was introduced this week in Congress to create more jobs and support sustainable rebuilding efforts in the region. More...

These past few weeks have ushered in heated battles in state legislatures as lawmakers in Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas moved to go around their governors and accept federal stimulus unemployment aid. This month we're waiting for several of these fights to come to a head. More...

The emerging epidemic shines a light on a big problem with the United States' employment system, where most workers do not receive paid sick days and where many face losing wages or their jobs if they get sick and have to stay home. More...

Southern leaders have revived talk of "state sovereignty," with Governor Rick Perry even evoking Civil War-era rhetoric about Texas having the right to secede from the United States. Nathan Newman of the Progressive States Network says it's time to move on. More...

The 2010 Census will determine who gets new Congressional seats and billions in federal dollars. But tight budgets and major social dislocations have states worried they won't be able to get an accurate count. More...

A judge in Brownsville, Texas has granted the federal government's request to take over ancestral Lipan Apache land along the U.S.-Mexico border. More...

In contrast to the drumbeat of anti-immigrant attacks in past legislative sessions, this year has seen states across the country proposing in-state college tuition rates for undocumented students. More...

A spokesperson for the faculty group that sued over the Medical Branch firings called the lawsuit part of a "popular movement" and said the outcome represented "a victory for the people of Galveston." More...