Cesar Chavez

Schools were also directed to cancel or change celebrations of the late civil rights leader amid allegations of sexual abuse.

This includes ending the Cesar Chavez holiday in Tarrant County and removing street toppers with his name in Fort Worth.

The late civil rights icon is facing allegations of sexually abusing women and girls tied to the farmworker movement. The fallout is already reshaping how he’s honored across Texas, from canceled events to ending a state holiday.

Six Dallas City Council members requested the removal of Cesar Chavez from its 2026 and future citywide calendars.

The allegations include claims that Chávez sexually abused women and girls tied to the farmworker movement in the 1960s and 1970s.

The legacy of Cesar Chavez, renowned for decades as a leader in civil rights and labor organizing, is now in question after an investigation by the New York Times on allegations he continuously sexually abused underage girls.

A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organizing partner.

On Tuesday, the César Chávez Foundation and the United Farm Workers union released statements acknowledging allegations involving women and minors.

In an effort to honor Latino history and further representation across the city, Fort Worth City Council member Carlos Flores wants to make Cesar Chavez Day a paid holiday for all city employees.

Tarrant County was considering switching out Cesar Chavez Day for Veterans Day on the county calendar.

Cesar Chavez Day has been recognized in Tarrant County since 2001. A proposed agenda item that was removed as of Monday afternoon would have replaced it with Veterans Day.

Jose Martinez has picked America's food for decades. With all that experience on different farms, he saw workers lacking labor protections. Now he works to give farmworkers more rights.