A Texas House Committee has scheduled a hearing on the issue of worker misclassification and what more the state may need to do to combat the problem that is particularly rampant in the construction industry. The House Business and Industry Committee will take testimony on the implementation of a limited crackdown that was signed into […]
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Texas House Committee Hearing This Week on Worker Misclassification
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Immigration Fight Simmers Ahead of Texas GOP Convention
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. HOUSTON – Business interests here in Southeast Texas and elsewhere are working to marshal their forces ahead of what could be a bloody fight at the Republican Party of Texas convention in June over where […]
Educators and Business Leaders Come Together to Support School Reforms
Note: This column originally appeared on Construction Citizen. In what will hopefully be the first in a series of events like it across Texas, business leaders and educators from the Houston area gathered to talk about the best ways they can work together to put kids on track for the skilled trades if that’s what […]
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