Legislation passed; Growers subsequently began requiring workers to use a knife for weeding seedlings.  In

Texas Dept. of Health adopted field sanitation rules rather than face a national boycott of

In light of a ruling by the Texas Supreme Court, a special session of the

Texas Department of Agriculture adopted a set of rules requiring farmers to warn neighbors (when

Following the same argument as the Workers Comp law, the Supreme Court forced the Legislature

The Legislature raised the state minimum wage from $1.70 to $3.35 per hour.  Later revision

Under threat of another discrimination lawsuit, the Legislature wrote a law which established requirements that

We worked with county officials and state legislators to pass HB 3002, a bill that

In conjunction with Texas Riogrande Legal Aid, LUPE filed a lawsuit against FEMA in the

Defeated over 100 anti-immigration bills in Texas legislature as part of statewide “Texas Can do

After an 8 year campaign, LUPE and ARISE members won the installation of streetlights in

The Texas Legislature passed a bill removing the requirement that applicants present a Social Security

Through the organizing efforts of a broad coalition, the legislature passed a bill permitting all

In 2005, the Legislature authorized counties to expend a portion of their CDBG funds to

In conjunction with South Texas Civil Rights Project and other non-profit groups, LUPE filed a

LUPE member delegations met with police chiefs in nine Valley cities to discuss the harmful

LUPE leaders and staff testified during the Board of Education’s public hearing to ensure that

On behalf of LUPE and community members, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid filed a lawsuit against

Without the proper infrastructure, Colonia residents face persistent flooding, some tolerating standing water for weeks

Working with the Communities Creating Healthy Environments (CCHE) initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,

With the RGV Equal Voice Network, helped stop the City of McAllen from constructing 1000-bed