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Government begins crackdown on companies that hire illegal immigrants
The Obama administration on Wednesday opened investigations involving hundreds of businesses around the country, including in Texas, as part of its strategy to focus immigration enforcement on employers who hire illegal workers. |
Business, labor expect change in workplace safety oversight
They expect to see a more activist OSHA and a push for stronger regulation in Obama administration. |
National Hispanic Construction Leadership Summit
National Hispanic Construction Leadership Summit
Washington, DC Thursday, July 12, 2007
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New Legislature Information - Bill: SB 704 - Effective September, 2007
This bill expands access to the small contractor participation assistance program, and requires the program to include a method to assist contractors in preparing their bond application and obtaining bonds and to include safety training to ensure compliance with federal jobsite safety standards. |
New Legislature Information - Bill: SB 297 - Effective September, 2007
S.B. 297 adds two individuals appointed by the Texas Building and Procurement Commission (commission), each representing a different minority contractors association, to the composition of the committee. The bill deletes the provision requiring the appointment to the committee by the commission of one person from the list submitted by the executive director of the National Association of Minority Contractors. |
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Dallas Murder Statistics - 2007 vs 2008
Dallas Murder Statistics - The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
Program defines murder and nonnegligent manslaughter as the willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another. |
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