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![Activists participate in a candlelight vigil on abortion rights in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on December 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0104-abortion-supreme-court-400x300.jpg)
Texas Abortion Providers Ask Supreme Court to Invalidate Circuit Court’s Delay
Last week, the Fifth Circuit agreed to hear arguments from Texas that would remand the case to the state court system.
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Oklahoma Republican Wants to Deputize Private Citizens to Sue School Districts
The latest thing in GOP politics? Creating culture war bounty hunters.
![A collage shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom and protesters against the Texas SB 8 abortion law](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1217-gavin-newsom-400x300.jpg)
Texas Abortion Law Opens Door for Vast Array of Bounty Hunter-Type Legislation
Gavin Newsom’s bid to deputize private citizens to sue gun makers is one example, but copycats may take many directions.
![A pro-choice demonstrator is seen outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on November 1, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1210-supreme-court-sb-8-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Says Abortion Providers Can Challenge Texas’s Restrictive Law
The law will continue to be enforced until a lower court can place a stay on it.
![Attorney General Merrick B. Garland speaks at a press conference at the Department of Justice on December 06, 2021 in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_12-06-merrick-garland-press-release-400x300.jpg)
Justice Department Sues Texas Over Racist Congressional Maps
The agency says that the new Republican-drawn maps dilute Latinx people’s voting power in the state.
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Matthew McConaughey Says He Won’t Run for Governor of Texas Next Year
The actor's decision leaves Democrat Beto O'Rourke and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott as the main candidates in the race.
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Ed Dept. Opens Inquiry on District That Wanted “Opposing” Lessons on Holocaust
Several parents praised the announcement of the investigation into Carroll Independent Schools in Southlake, Texas.
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Gulf Coast Tribe Vows to Resist Enbridge’s New Pipeline Expansion Plans
Enbridge is eyeing ways to streamline and expand the delivery of Canadian tar sands to the Gulf Coast for export.
![Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks during the Georgetown to Austin March for Democracy rally on July 31, 2021, in Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1115-beto-o-rourke-400x300.jpg)
Beto O’Rourke Officially Announces Run to Unseat Gov. Greg Abbott
The challenge comes as Abbott is facing low ratings, having led the state down a far right path over the past year.
![A Texas plant emits as much lung-damaging sulfur dioxide as it did before the Clean Air Act was passed 51 years ago.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-648809140-400x300.jpg)
Loopholes in Clean Air Act Are Letting a Texas Refinery Get Away With Pollution
A Texas plant emits as much lung-damaging sulfur dioxide as it did before the Clean Air Act was passed 51 years ago.