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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.
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.
Texas Excludes Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program
Over the last three years, Texas has cut off Planned Parenthood from most state funding sources.
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.
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.
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Police in Texas Hospital Shoot Patient in the Chest
The patient's brother wasn't surprised that police came so close to fatally shooting his younger sibling in a space designed to care for people.
Texas Town Retains Confederate Monument Despite Civil Rights Activist’s 16 Years of Protest
A Texas man's more than decade-long battle to relocate a Confederate monument has reignited amid a national debate scrutinizing symbols of the Confederacy.
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Refusing to Comply With Structural Racism: From Emmett Till to Sandra Bland
Like those before her, Sandra took conscious risks in the demand for dignity and respect, and she paid with her life.
Sandra Bland’s Sister Responds to Suicide Allegations
Law enforcement officials have concluded that the cause of Sandra Bland's death in custody was suicide.