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![Sen. Ted Cruz departs from the Senate Chamber following a vote on November 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1109-ted-cruz-400x300.jpg)
Cruz Proposes Texas Secession If Democrats Pass Voting Rights Reforms
The Supreme Court ruled in 1869 that no state has the right to secede from the Union.
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Alleging Civil Rights Violations, DOJ Sues Texas Over Restrictive Voting Law
The law makes it harder for people of color, non-English speakers and Texas residents with disabilities to vote.
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Poll Shows O’Rourke Ties Abbott in Hypothetical Race for Texas Gov. Next Year
Beto O'Rourke has yet to declare his candidacy, but it's widely expected he'll be running for governor next year.
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2 Conservative Justices Hint at Letting Challenge to TX Abortion Law Go Forward
The law “is clearly unconstitutional under longstanding Supreme Court precedent,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
![A sign reads "Bans don't stop abortions, they make them dangerous" at a march for reproductive freedom on October 2, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1028-abortion-protest-400x300.jpg)
26 States Are Primed to Effectively Ban Abortion If “Roe v. Wade” Is Overturned
If abortion protections are undone by the Supreme Court, a person from Texas may have to travel 525 miles for services.
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Texas Lawmaker Demands Schools Tell Him If They Have Books on Race, Sexuality
Critics have decried Republican State Rep. Matt Krause's crusade against school libraries as a campaign tactic.
![People gather outside the Supreme Court as gerrymandering cases are heard on March 26, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1026-gerrymandering-400x300.jpg)
Most Americans Distrust Partisan Redistricting, Prefer Independent Commissions
Despite most desiring independent commissions, a majority of states let partisan legislatures redraw their maps.
![The law requires schools to identify athletes based on the sex noted on their birth certificate either at the time of birth, or soon after it — birth certificates modified after transition will no longer be accepted.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1026-texas-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Texas’s First Statewide Anti-Trans Bill
Dozens of similar bills were introduced in the state and debated over three special legislative sessions.
![Texas State Representatives Mary Ann Perez, center, and Christina Morales, right, attend a news conference with members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on August 6, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/2021_1019-texas-vote-400x300.jpg)
Texas GOP’s Electoral Map Gives White People Disproportionate Control Over State
The new map just passed the legislature by a largely party line vote and is expected to be signed into law.
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DOJ Will Ask Supreme Court to Place Stay on Texas’s 6-Week Abortion Ban
“It’s an incredible long shot” that the Supreme Court would agree to an injunction on the law, one legal scholar said.