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Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project wins at least 5 labor rights cases

Alberto Ponce de León El Diario de El Paso At least five El Paso workers, the majority of whom are undocumented, have won labor disputes against their ex–employers through negotiations with the help of Paso Del Norte Civil Rights Project, said the labor justice advocate with the organization, Chris Benoit. The recovered money for each employee,... [Read more...]

Stafford PD Sued Over Fatal Shooting

View Video ISIAH CAREY HOUSTON - A Fort Bend County family is seeking justice in the form of a federal lawsuit. Pam and Steve Hobart lost their son after he was gunned down by a Stafford police officer. Aaron Hobart, 19, was shot and killed in February after his parents called police for a crisis intervention team. Their son had been behaving irrationally... [Read more...]

TCRP Creates Counseling & Support Services Program for VAWA Clients

(Top) VAWA Interns Erica Schmidt, Valerie Medina, Rebecca Fortson Anderson, (Seated) Intern Rebecca Gonzales and Support Services Coordinator Laura Gomez-Horton The VAWA Social Services Program at TCRP offers counseling, case-management, and support services to clients in the Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence Program (VAWA). Services are offered... [Read more...]

Lesbian couple alleges SAPD harassment

Lindsey Bishop, 25, left, and Carolyn Clark, 26, in front of federal court after filing a lawsuit against the city. The pair said police made homophobic comments and terrorized the women after a drug raid netted nothing. By Guillermo Contreras San Antonio Express-News A lesbian couple sued the city of San Antonio and nine police officers Monday for... [Read more...]

Scooter squabble: Veteran sues mall company over transportation dispute

More news from our 2009 ADA actions Jeremy Roebuck McALLEN – Zipping along the sidewalks outside of La Plaza Mall, David Guzman’s Segway draws odd looks from passing drivers and the occasional honk of a horn. The disabled Iraq war veteran usually welcomes the extra attention, he says, because the two-wheeled, self-balancing electric scooter... [Read more...]

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