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![A Republican donor used veiled threats implying legal action against Children’s Medical Center Dallas, as seen here in Dallas, Texas, on March 28, 2010, as part of a massive pressure campaign to force the hospital to turn away transgender patients.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/dallaschildrenhosp-400x300.jpeg)
GOP Megadonor Partnered With Hate Group “to Defund Trans Pediatrics” in Texas
A Republican donor took part in a massive pressure campaign to force a Texas hospital to turn away transgender patients.
![Voters wait in line outside of a polling place in Houston, Texas on March 1, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_05-08-texas-polling-site-400x300.jpg)
Texas House Passes Bill to Allow Election Workers to Carry Guns at Polling Sites
Voting rights advocates say the bill would only serve to intimidate voters and encourage vigilantism.
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Driver Plows Into Group Near Migrant Shelter in Texas, Killing 8
The incident, which injured at least 10 more, comes just days before the Trump-era Title 42 policy is set to expire.
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TX School Cancels Theater Trip After Parents Complain About “Cross-Gender” Roles
Actors have played roles that don’t align with their gender “since the creation of theater,” one theater employee said.
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Texas Bill Would Let Secretary of State Undo Elections in Largest Dem-Run County
The bill only requires the secretary of state to believe — not prove — election discrepancies occurred.
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El Paso Climate Charter Centers Climate Action, Pivots Away From Fossil Fuels
Proposition K, which creates green jobs and prohibits selling water to fossil fuel entities, goes to voters on May 6.
![Texas state representatives bow their heads in prayer in the House chamber during an invocation at the start of the 87th Legislature's special session at the State Capitol on July 8, 2021, in Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/2023_0428-texas-400x300.jpg)
TX House OKs Bill to Remove Officials Who Refuse to Prosecute Abortion Providers
The bill aims to force left-leaning prosecutors to prosecute abortions — or risk being replaced by an Abbott appointee.
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Abbott’s Plan to Pardon Sgt. Who Killed BLM Protester May Already Be Backfiring
The parole board will allow the district attorney to present evidence in the case before making a pardon determination.
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Texas Republicans Pass Bill to Require Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
The bill is blatantly unconstitutional, violating First Amendment restrictions on governmental endorsement of religion.
![An attendee kneels at a memorial at a vigil for Garrett Foster, who was killed at a Black Lives Matter protest, on July 26, 2020 in downtown Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1227796243-400x300.jpg)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Seeks Pardon for Man Convicted of Murdering BLM Protester
Daniel Perry accelerated his car into a crowd of protesters during the 2020 George Floyd protests in Austin.