Texas company pleads guilty to 2021 construction worker trench death

Aug 27, 2025 - 06:03
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Texas company pleads guilty to 2021 construction worker trench death
Travis County District Attorney José P. Garza and Rosa Isela Batalla Morales and sit in his office. Austin-based D Guerra Construction LLC agreed to plead guilty in connection with the death of Batalla Morales

An investigation by NPR, Texas Public Radio and 1A in 2024 found that more than 250 workers had died as a result of preventable trench collapses since 2013, and that at-fault companies were rarely held accountable.

(Image credit: Lorianne Willett)

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