State lawmakers are promising to stomp out city policies on paid sick leave in the upcoming legislative session, but it’s unlikely Dallas will have an ordinance for them to target.
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Brown and members of the Working Texans for Paid Sick Time coalition — which include the Workers Defense Project, Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, Dallas AFL-CIO, Faith in Texas and the Texas Freedom Network — say they’re going to make the issue a priority in municipal elections, then use it to fight for changes at the statewide level.