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![Protesters demonstrate against Texas Governor Greg Abbott's anti-refugee policies in 2015.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2020_0120-texas-protest-400x300.jpg)
Progressives Slam Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott’s Decision to Refuse New Refugees
Abbott's decision to reject resettlement of new refugees was enabled by an executive order signed by Trump in September.
![Health coverage for hundreds of millions hangs in the balance.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/12/2019_1219-health-law-400x300.jpg)
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion of Affordable Care Act
Health coverage for hundreds of millions hangs in the balance.
![A woman looks at bills in her hands](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/12/2019_1201-woman-bills-400x300.jpg)
Last-Minute Loophole Could Undermine Texas Law Against Surprise Medical Bills
A rare bipartisan effort to reform billing for out-of-network care could be undermined by the way it's implemented.
![A seargant points his finger and speaks to migrants lined up in a domed shed](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1127-migrant-shed-400x300.jpg)
Asylum Seekers Are Being Misclassified Under Migrant Protection Protocols
The implementation of Migrant Protection Protocols has deteriorated a system that already limits due process rights.
![A sign reading "PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS" hangs on a podium in front of the supreme court building](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1125-supreme-court-400x300.jpg)
Texas Abortion Clinics Still Shuttered Despite Supreme Court Win
Even though abortion restrictions were overturned by the court in 2016, most of the affected clinics remain closed.
![A student is prevented from getting to the voting booth because an elephant is standing on part of their backpack](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1125-campus-voting-400x300.jpg)
More Students Are Voting — But Republicans Are Trying to Get in Their Way
Republicans are erecting new voting barriers as young people begin to flex their electoral muscle.
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With His Execution Blocked, Rodney Reed Has a Chance to Prove Innocence
In 1998, an all-white jury sentenced Reed to die for the murder of Stacey Stites.
![A Fort Worth Police car is parked outside the funeral service for Atatiana Jefferson on October 24, 2019, at Concord Church in Dallas, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1103-fort-worth-400x300.jpg)
Police Killed Atatiana Jefferson, Then Implied She Was Responsible for Her Death
Atatiana Jefferson is the latest example of blaming victims of police violence for their own killings.
![A woman speaks during a protest against recently passed abortion ban bills at the Georgia State Capitol building, on May 21, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/GettyImages-1145355800-400x300.jpg)
The South Could Flip the Senate
Flipping these seats will not come easy for Democrats -- but it's possible.
![On election day at the Pittman Park Recreation Center polling location, thousands of voters line up to vote in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday November 6, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/2019_0912-voting-georgia-400x300.jpg)
More People Are Voting — But 1,688 Polling Places Have Closed in 6 Years
A wave of polling place closures has swept 13 states since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.