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![Great Oak High School students leave campus in protest of the district's ban on "critical race theory" curriculum at Patricia H. Birdsall Sports Park in Temecula, California, on December 16, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1245683882-400x300.jpg)
US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of “Patriotic Education”
Republicans are rallying behind racist pedagogy as an organizing principle.
![Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1248336973-400x300.jpg)
Federal Judge in Texas Rules to Restrict Access to Medication Abortion
The ruling by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who has deep anti-abortion ties, will likely be reviewed by the Supreme Court.
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Texas Pushes Draconian Drag Ban Bills Amid Unprecedented Assault on Trans Rights
Drag performers donned bright pink wigs and makeup to testify against anti-trans bills at the Texas Capitol this week.
![Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0320-medication-abortion-400x300.jpg)
Judge Could Rule to Halt Nationwide Sales of Common Abortion Pill
During a four-hour hearing last week, the judge used language that mimicked the vocabulary of anti-abortion activists.
![A school bus is seen outside Condit Elementary School in Bellaire, outside Houston, Texas, on December 16, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0317-houston-independent-school-district-bus-400x300.jpg)
Texas Regulators Plan Takeover of Houston Independent School District
Public education advocates say the move is racist, as white-majority districts with lower ratings are being left alone.
![People wait in line to enter the J Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0316-court-400x300.jpg)
Judge in Abortion Medication Case Appears Sympathetic to Calls for Ban
Mifepristone is used in more than half of abortions in the U.S. and is safer than many over-the-counter medications.
![Drag Queen Ona Louise reads a book during a story time reading at the Cheer Up Charlies dive bar on March 11, 2023, in Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0313-drag-story-time-400x300.jpg)
Texas Lawmakers Propose Drag Ban Modeled After Anti-Abortion “Bounty Hunter” Law
Republicans in Texas have introduced six anti-drag bills, including one that would allow people to sue drag performers.
![Mifepristone and misoprostol pills are provided at carafem Health Center for medicated abortions in Skokie, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1248075987-400x300.jpg)
Texas Women Sued for Wrongful Death for Allegedly Helping Friend Obtain Abortion
A man is suing women he alleges got his ex-wife abortion medication, the first case of its kind since the fall of Roe.
![The Texas State Capitol building is pictured behind a gate in Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0303_texas-capitol-400x300.jpg)
TX Lawmaker Proposes Tax Cuts for Straight Parents Who Have Never Been Divorced
Critics say the bill is an attack on families who don't adhere to right-wing Christian values.
![Misoprostol, one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion, is displayed at the Women's Reproductive Clinic in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1241524007-400x300.jpg)
Texas Decision Could Remove Abortion Pills From Pharmacies Nationwide
The lawsuit is the latest effort by opponents of abortion rights to stymie the use of abortion pills.