AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ manual laborers are facing harsh financial and safety concerns, according to a new study released Tuesday. The report was released at the WDP office in Austin in a room with a ...

In Texas, construction workers are more likely to die on the job than laborers in any other industry – and yet well over half of them don’t have any type of workers’ compensation insurance. That’s ...

You’re cruising down a Texas highway when a construction zone sign suddenly pops up. You glance around — no cones, no workers, just a notice to slow down from 70 mph to 50 mph. Do you really have to ...

Access to low-wage workers, who are often foreign-born and sometimes undocumented, remains a critical resource for construction companies responding to steady building demand in Texas. Nearly 300,000 ...