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Four Awful New Laws to Start 2016
Here are four new state laws and restrictions that are bound to make life harder for those with the least resources.
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Supreme Court Case Could Disempower Communities of Color in the South
The Court heard arguments in a case that could re define how political representation is determined.
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Does the US Government Actually Regulate Pipelines?
The federal agency charged with overseeing environmental impacts has never blocked construction of a proposed pipeline.
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Paris Prospects: Texas Political Cowboy Leads Latest Anti-Science Attacks
Lamar Smith's abuse of power as chair heightened with the approach of the climate summit.
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Texas Women Are Already Inducing Their Own Abortions; Will the Supreme Court Worsen This Trend?
A new study's findings on self-induction in Texas show what is at stake in the first Supreme Court abortion case in nearly a decade.
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Texas Activists Form Statewide Coalition to Confront Fracking
Texas activists are working to restore local control over fracking — including the right to ban the extraction process.
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Texas Excludes Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program
Over the last three years, Texas has cut off Planned Parenthood from most state funding sources.
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Teenage Clockmaker’s Arrest Is Symptomatic of Local Politics in Texas
The white local elected leadership in Irving has reacted in an unwelcoming way to the diversifying population.
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Scientists Track Energy’s “Fugitive Emissions” From Above
Scientists are trying to understand what's released from the nation's biggest energy producing regions.
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The GOP Is Taking the Texas Women’s Health Crisis National
Texas lawmakers might have blazed the trail in steamrolling reproductive health access.