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Texas Passes Ban on Mail-Order Abortion Pills
The bill also lets private citizens sue health providers for mailing, prescribing, or providing abortion pills.
Trump EPA Rollbacks Put Texas Communities at Risk
Texas residents fear health risks as Trump EPA delays tougher mercury and chemical emission rules.
Wrongful Death Suit in Texas Poses New Threats to Medication Abortion Access
Prominent anti-abortion operatives are deeply entangled in the lawsuit filed this August by a woman in Texas.
TX Dem Locked Inside State Capitol After Refusing to Accept GOP-Imposed Escort
Nicole Collier had refused to sign a “permission slip” to leave the chamber. Most of her Democratic colleagues complied.
“Fight the Trump Takeover” Protests Spread Nationwide
Republicans in Texas are poised to become the first in the nation to redraw their maps at the president's behest.
Texas Senate Passes Map After 2 Democrats Fail to Join House Member Walkout
The gerrymander would benefit the GOP and dilute Black and Brown voters' power. The House may now decide its fate.
Texas Prison Guards Routinely Use Tear Gas on Incarcerated Women. It Must Stop.
I have been repeatedly subjected to chemical weapons. It’s torture by another name.
FEMA Tells Staff to Work for ICE or Risk Getting Fired
Trump has previously said that disaster relief should fall to the states and that he hopes to eliminate FEMA altogether.
Texas Governor Asks Court Filled With His Appointees to Remove Democratic Leader
Abbott is pushing to vacate seats of legislators who fled Texas to halt passage of a GOP-engineered congressional map.
Democrats Are Struggling to Block Trump’s Texas Power Grab
“When you can’t win fairly, you cheat, and that is exactly what this is,” a civil rights advocate said of Trump’s ploy.