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![Former Democratic presidential candidate and former representative Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) speaks during a campaign rally on October 17, 2019 in Grand Prairie, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/2021-0920_beto-orourke-rally-400x300.jpg)
Beto O’Rourke Planning Texas Governor Run as Greg Abbott’s Ratings Plummet
The former representative has a checkered history with progressives but could stand a chance against Gov. Greg Abbott.
![Protesters rally for reproductive rights in front of the Pennsylvania State Capitol on September 12, 2021, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, after the Supreme Court refused to block a Texas law prohibiting almost all abortions.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1235230599-400x300.jpg)
Texas Abortion Ban Architect Takes Aim at LGBTQ Rights, Urges Reversal of Roe
A legal brief takes aim at the 2015 marriage equality case and 2003 case that overturned homophobic state sodomy laws.
![Over a hundred people joined Ramarley Graham's family and other organizations and groups for a public action and vigil in conjunction with Beyond The Moments National Day of Action on April 4, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1229069685-400x300.jpg)
Yom Kippur Is About Rejecting the Status Quo — and Vowing to Change It
On Yom Kippur, let’s vow to work toward abolishing white supremacy and misogyny.
![An activist speaks into a megaphone on the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/2021_0910-scotus-abortion-400x300.jpg)
We Have to Stop Limiting Our Focus to Courts in the Defense of Abortion Rights
We can't solely rely on legal strategies to defend our rights.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0909-aoc-400x300.jpg)
AOC Pans Greg Abbott’s Pledge to End Rape in Texas: “GOP Laws HELP Abusers”
The Texas abortion ban gives "abusers & coercive partners a powerful new tool to intimidate,” Ocasio-Cortez pointed out.
![A woman looks at options for the mifepristone abortion pill on May 8, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia, after her home state of Texas temporarily banned abortions in March 2020. Having split with her boyfriend, she decided to buy pills on the internet and perform her own abortion at home.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1212435862-400x300.jpg)
Texas Providers May Face Jail Time for Prescribing Abortion Pills
The combined impacts of the recent bills leave marginalized pregnant people to seek abortion pills on their own.
![An abortion protester holds up a green bandana](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0704-abortion-mexico-400x300.jpg)
Mexico Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Ruling Decriminalizing Abortion
The decision “will set the agenda for the entire Latin American region,” one women's rights activist group said.
![A protester holds a sign reading "VOTING IS THE RIGHT UPON WHICH ALL OTHER RIGHTS DEPEND" during a protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0907-voting-rights-400x300.jpg)
Abbott Signs Voter Suppression Law, Making It Even Harder to Vote in Texas
The law restricts all methods of voting responsible for the record turnout last year, especially among nonwhite voters.
![Protesters display signs calling for abortion access](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/2021_0907-abortion-texas-400x300.jpg)
Portland Pushes Trade and Travel Ban Against Texas Over Its New Abortion Law
The ban on purchases from Texas, as well as travel to the state by city employees, would last until the law was undone.
![Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference on June 8, 2021 in Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/09/2021_0907-greg-abbott-press-conference-400x300.jpg)
Greg Abbott’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low as COVID Rages Across Texas
Fifty percent of Texans disapprove of Gov. Greg Abbott’s job performance -- a six-point increase since June.