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DCTA CEO Paul Cristina said via email that staffers have worked diligently in planning the transition from NTMC to DCTA. This includes better wages and benefits for bus operators.

Local muralist and painter Hatziel Flores says the group’s focus on fair pay is vital for working artists.

The National Low-Income Housing Coalition reports that low-income Texans face a housing market where truly affordable rent is largely out of reach.

Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers.

Paxton argues the Biden administration policy is federal overreach and would harm the Texas economy.

The administration also plans to eliminate the tipped minimum wage for federal contractors by 2024, effectively raising it to $15 from the current level of $7.65.

A juicy prime rib. A glossy art book. A few days off work without worrying about bills. These are the unreachable desires of some of America's workers earning just above minimum wage.

Raising the federal minimum to $15 an hour by 2025 would boost pay for at least 17 million people and cut 1.4 million jobs, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.

Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 remains a priority of President Biden and Democrats after the Senate approved an amendment prohibiting a wage increase during the pandemic.

The minimum wage in Texas pays $7.25 an hour, well below a livable wage and far lower than the minimum hourly pay in most states.

Florida became the eighth state and the first in the South to adopt a $15 minimum wage. Replicating this in other states and on the federal level remains a challenge.

Full-time workers in North Texas and across the country still struggle to afford housing, a new report says.A worker in Dallas would need to earn $23.10…