National Briefing | Southwest
Texas: Deal Over Worker’s Death Five years after an immigrant worker was pulled into a food processor and killed, the Texas food company where he worked agreed to a settlement to improve safety conditions for workers across the state. The company, Michael Angelo’s Gourmet Foods Inc., a frozen food manufacturer near Austin, will create a council of concerned businesses to address workers’ safety. It will also donate $375,000 to four nonprofit organizations that educate immigrants on their rights. The family-owned company had faced possible criminal charges in the death of the worker, Daniel Romero-Cruz, 34, of Mexico. “This is a modern-day reminder of the most basic ancient constitutional principle that fairness and dignity does not depend on your citizenship,” said District Attorney Ronnie Earle of Travis County, who worked out the agreement.
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