And back in Texas over the summers, doing summer work and advocacy and organizing, particularly for workers that work outdoors in Texas. In the Texas heat, There were no and are no rules guaranteeing people things like a basic right to a water break [for workers in Texas]. So the first law that I ever worked on getting passed as an advocate was bringing construction workers Together, immigrant and us born together, asking for city hall to pass a basic right to a water break. (02:29–02:36)
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Asserts that Texas lacks rules guaranteeing workers a basic right to a water break.
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