According to the lawsuit, male employees urinated on the walls, floors and sinks of the women’s bathroom and deactivated speakers in the women’s dormitory so female firefighters would be unable to respond to emergency calls.
Emma Platoff
Emma Platoff was a reporter at the Tribune from 2017 to 2021, most recently covering the law and its intersection with politics. A graduate of Yale University, Emma is the former managing editor of the Yale Daily News.
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Health care
Texas leads 20-state lawsuit against Obamacare
Texas is suing the federal government over President Barack Obama’s landmark health care law — again.
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Politics
After his felony conviction, state Sen. Carlos Uresti’s job is at risk. But his pension is safe.
State Sen. Carlos Uresti was convicted of 11 felonies, but that doesn’t mean he immediately has to leave the state Legislature. And he’ll still be eligible for his sizable government pension.
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Jury finds state Sen. Carlos Uresti guilty of 11 felonies, leading to calls from Democratic colleagues to resign
State Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, could face years in prison and lose his seat after he was found guilty of multiple felonies Thursday.
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Texas Elections 2018
On first day of early voting in Texas primaries, turnout looks up — especially among Democrats
In the 15 Texas counties with the most registered voters, Democrats outpaced Republicans in the first day of early voting for the 2018 primaries.
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Politics
In lawsuit, activists say Texas’ winner-take-all approach to the Electoral College is discriminatory
A lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday calls on Texas to treat voters “in an equal manner” during presidential elections.
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After four weeks, state Sen. Carlos Uresti’s criminal fraud case heads to the jury
Testimony and closing arguments have wrapped up in the criminal trial of state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio. Now a jury will decide whether he’s guilty of 11 felony counts.
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas Freedom Caucus sees opportunities to grow in 2018 GOP primaries
A year after the Texas Freedom Caucus first launched, the bloc of hardline conservatives in the Texas House is optimistic it will broaden its membership before state lawmakers head back to Austin in 2019.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warns three school districts to cease “unlawful electioneering”
In the latest chapter of an ongoing fight over how involved public school districts may get in this year’s elections, Attorney General Ken Paxton has warned three Texas school districts to “cease and desist” what he called illegal electioneering efforts.
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He’s been a Texas Supreme Court justice for a month. Now Jimmy Blacklock must become a candidate.
New state Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock is the latest judge to face a familiar challenge in Texas: On the bench, he has to appear impartial. But to keep his seat, he has to win the approval of Texas’ deep-red electorate.