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Texas Is Suing the NCAA to Demand “Sex Screening” of Student Athletes
While the NCAA already discriminates against transgender athletes, Texas insists the scrutiny doesn't go far enough.
Rates of Sepsis Soared After Texas Banned Abortion
Life-threatening complications for people experiencing miscarriage shot up under the ban.
Experts Rebut Claims That Some Red States Had No Abortions in 2023
The dangers of officials relying on misleading statistics are myriad, including ill-informed legislation.
Texas Colleges Rolled Over for Anti-DEI Bill. Now They Face a Broader Attack.
Schools that overcomplied with state bills targeting DEI initiatives are now vulnerable to attacks on curriculum, too.
Exxon Is Quietly Planning New $8.6 Billion Plastics Plant for Texas’s Gulf Coast
Already dealing with pollution, residents of Point Comfort find the news alarming.
Lawmakers in States With Restrictions Are Pushing More Anti-Abortion Bills
Many bills focus on abortion pills, abortion access for minors and undoing protections for the procedure.
I’m a Trans Teen in a Red State — Anti-Trans Politicians Cannot Erase Me
Anti-trans conspiracies driven by right-wing activists and lawmakers broke up my family, but they can’t destroy me.
More States Are Passing Laws Offering Vigilantes Cash to Report Targeted Groups
2025 will see proliferation of so-called bounty bills targeting trans people, librarians, abortion services and more.
Texas Republicans Introduce 3 Bills Restricting Abortion Medication
At least three people have died in Texas due to the state's restrictive post-Roe abortion laws.
US Petrochemical Plants Send Millions of Pounds of Pollutants Into Waterways
There are currently no EPA limits set for these contaminants in effluent water guidelines for the plastics industry.