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State-Sanctioned Rape in Texas: Business as Usual
Cops are performing illegal body cavity searches while rape and sexual assault remains rampant in jails and prisons.
Eric Holder: DoJ Will Challenge Voter Suppression Laws Using “Every Tool” at Its Disposal
The Department of Justice will not remain on the sidelines as the GOP seeks to illegally game the electoral system.
Opponents Vow to Fight On as Texas Advances Restrictive Abortion Bill
Organizer Rocio Villalobos: Movement promises to challenge anti-abortion bill in Texas and across the country.
House Bill 2 Passes Texas House as Abortion Rights Coalition Prepares for Senate
It will soon become clear whether activists and Democrats can win out against Texas Republicans willing to break procedural rules in order to pass the legislation.
Pro-Choice Activists Flood Texas Capitol in Round Two of Abortion Overhaul Battle
The anti-abortion bill that fell to Wendy Davis's filibuster last week heads to House floor.
Texas Showdown: Anti-Abortion Bill Fails After Protesters Fill Capitol to Cheer Marathon Filibuster
Democratic lawmakers and pro-choice demonstrators in Texas battled into the early hours of this morning to successfully block a bill that would have shuttered nearly all the stateu2019s abortion …
Mainstream Media MIA for Texas Abortion Bill Filibuster
Despite the historic moment of the Senate Bill 5 filibuster, the mainstream media left it to citizens to do the reporting.
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Texas Abortion Law: Why You Shouldn’t Mess With Texas Women
The activism in Texas shows that it's time to abandon the notion that progressivism is a coastal phenomenon.
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William Rivers Pitt | You, Terrorist
William Rivers Pitt: The Keystone XL pipeline is not a disaster waiting to happen. It is a whole pile of disasters waiting to happen.
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Could Texas Be Turning Blue?
Hints that Hilary Clinton might run for office in 2016 has started rumors that Texas might become a battleground state.