Maternal mortality in Texas has risen by 56% since the state’s first abortion ban was passed in 2021. Now, women of reproductive age say they fear for their lives as medical providers face the potential of harsh penalties for performing abortions.

A Houston mom knew she needed to stay alive for her teenage son. But not one of 90 doctors she saw was willing to save her life by ending her dangerous pregnancy.

Will a new bill in Texas stop the shocking number of deaths of pregnant women in the Lone Star State? That’s the hope of both Democratic and Republican supporters of SB31, also known as the “Life of the Mother Act.” The bill is headed to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott for signature and there is a strong expectation that he will sign it.

Ken Paxton has been accused of corruption, bribery, and self-dealing

Attorney General Ken Paxton and Secretary of State Jane Nelson are targeted in the new suit, escalating a pre-election war over voter registration efforts.

The Texas attorney general filed a similar lawsuit earlier this week against Bexar County, which includes San Antonio.

A state fair spokesperson said they would cooperate with the city of Dallas’s guidance on the matter.

Paxton’s close relationship with the Texas Public Policy Foundation dates back to 2015.

Recent state and local legal maneuvers signal that Texas’ conservative movement could be wading into a complicated Constitutional morass the country hasn’t dealt with since before the Civil War.

The lawyers were paid from his campaign, according to a report filed this week.

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Suspended Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton and others wanted the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 overturned.

Erin Reed says state legislators 'are continuing to increase the ways in which they target the community.'

A federal investigation into allegations that Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton abused his powers began in 2020.

An August press release from Paxton’s office said he is protecting the Second Amendment from President Biden, but Biden didn’t create the ban.

13 states so far have enacted “trigger” laws that outlaw most or any abortions, while North Dakota and several other states continue to try enacting similar policies.

‘The governor doesn’t make the law,’ said Shelly Skeen of Lambda Legal. ‘The family code in fact says that parents should be providing medically necessary care to their kids.’

The Ohio Legislature has passed a bill that would cut the required firearms training time for teachers who want to carry guns on school grounds.

‘I am relieved that we are moving out of state and filled with anxiety for everyone who can’t escape this nightmare,’ one parent said.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are targeting trans kids and their families.

Seventeen out of 25 Republican attorneys general signed on to a failed lawsuit to delay the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.

Afghan civilians and U.S. government contractors will be vetted and given health screenings upon arrival in the United States, before they’re allowed into other parts of the country.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for reelection as ‘conservative, stalwart leader with a deep passion and respect for our U.S. Constitution.’

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ‘wanted to disenfranchise the voters in four other states,” said a local Texas Democratic Party official. ‘It’s just crazy.’

Scandal-plagued Republican Ken Paxton says challenger George P. Bush doesn’t have the ‘legal skills’ to be attorney general.

Among the members of the new ‘Election Integrity Alliance’ are ex-Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis, indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and racist ex-Trump aide Sebastian Gorka.

Stephen Miller’s new group is advising states that are suing the Biden administration to block its policies.

Republicans are unhappy that ICE officials are no longer issuing detainers for some people under current administration policy.

One of CPAC’s panels on ‘protecting elections’ is titled ‘The Left Pulled the Strings, Covered It Up, and Even Admits It.’

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued to stop the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing the ban.