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High School Valedictorian Blasts Texas’s Anti-Choice Law in Graduation Speech
Paxton Smith didn't use the speech approved by her school. Instead, she decried Texas's assault on reproductive rights.
Republicans Are Vocally Opposed to Democracy, From Texas to Myanmar
State-level Republicans are laboring to effect their own slow-rolling coup in the upcoming elections.
Texas Democrats Walk Off House Floor to Block Voter Suppression Bill
The last-ditch move came hours after Texas Republicans rammed the bill through the state Senate in the dead of night.
Texas Advances Voter Suppression Law That Makes It Easier to Overturn Elections
Voting rights advocates say Texas already has more barriers to voting than most other states.
GOP-Led Legislatures May Pass Voter Suppression Laws With Help of Trump Judges
Many of these bills will have a disproportionate impact on voters of color and are being challenged in state courts.
New Texas Bill Reduces Polling Locations in Blue and Nonwhite Districts
The bill would increase polling places in many Republican-represented districts while cutting them in Democratic areas.
Texas Gov Signs Ban Allowing Private Citizens to Sue Abortion Providers for $10K
The bill bans abortion at a very early stage where many would not even realize that they are pregnant.
NRA’s Lawsuit-Dodging Strategy Backfires as TX Judge Dismisses Bankruptcy Claims
The NRA used its bankruptcy filings to address “a regulatory enforcement problem, not a financial one,” the judge said.
Texas Democrats Fought GOP Voter Suppression Bill Through the Night
Democrats were able to remove language from the bill that was plucked straight from Jim Crow, but the fight isn't over.
Jailers Tortured and Murdered Marvin Scott III, Family Says After Viewing Video
After viewing tape of Scott's in-custody murder at the Collin County Jail, his family says he suffered “day of torture.”