César Chávez

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

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.

The New York Times on Wednesday published allegations that the labor rights leader had sexually abused women and girls.

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