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Texas Restaurants Are Forcing a Reckoning Over Immigrant Labor Restaurant operators say labor shortages, rising costs and worker fear have prompted an unusual alliance of industry and political leaders in Texas to call for legal pathways to hire immigrants.

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Texas Restaurants Are Forcing a Reckoning Over Immigrant Labor Restaurant operators say labor shortages, rising costs and worker fear have prompted an unusual alliance of industry and political leaders in Texas to call for legal pathways to hire immigrants.

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Claim 2: “The Texas Supreme Court rejected Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to remove Houston Rep. Gene Wu and other Democratic lawmakers from office Friday”
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Claim 3: “Restaurant operators say labor shortages, rising costs and worker fear have prompted an unusual alliance of industry and political leaders in Texas to call for legal pathways to hire immigrants.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Texas restaurant operators and industry leaders are calling for legal pathways to hire immigrants due to labor shortages and rising costs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Industry leaders stress that any solution must include robust worker protections, clear wage standards, and pathways to long-term stability for employees. They frame their advocacy as part of a broade…
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