Democrats ask Biden to protect reproductive health care in Texas
Democrats are looking to restore access to basic health care at Planned Parenthood, which Republicans in Texas have blocked completely.
By Lisa Needham - December 10, 2021Democrats are looking to restore access to basic health care at Planned Parenthood, which Republicans in Texas have blocked completely.
By Lisa Needham - December 10, 2021Resources for educators who want to help LGBTQ youth feel safe in schools have been removed from the Florida Department of Education’s website.
By Casey Quinlan - December 07, 2021President Joe Biden scrapped the policy, but a lawsuit by Texas and Missouri has forced him to put it back into effect.
By Associated Press - December 02, 2021If the bill passes, it will be yet another restriction in a state that already has multiple anti-abortion restrictions.
By Lisa Needham - November 29, 2021The candidate, Allen West, recently resigned as Texas GOP chair after he was accused of using the post to promote himself.
By Josh Israel - November 23, 2021A Texas health program that offered mental health care and hormone treatments to trans kids has dissolved following attacks from anti-trans protesters who falsely claimed the program was ‘child abuse.’
By Casey Quinlan - November 22, 2021The Texas Republicans wants to repeal a key funding mechanism for the new infrastructure law — with no offset.
By Josh Israel - November 16, 2021And it found that marginalized groups are likely to be hit hardest by the ban.
By Lisa Needham - November 16, 2021Libraries are fighting nonstop efforts to remove LGBTQ books from shelves.
By Casey Quinlan - November 12, 2021Advocates called the ruling a victory for students with disabilities and noted it could have implications beyond the Lone Star State.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - November 11, 2021New analysis shows non-Hispanic Black people will be disproportionately impacted if activists and legislators succeed at banning abortion entirely.
By Lisa Needham - November 03, 2021The lawsuit says Republicans passed an ‘absurd’ congressional map that gives white voters more power.
By Emily Singer - October 26, 2021The Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether inmates have the right to specific religious rites in the death chamber.
By Josh Axelrod - October 25, 2021As of Monday morning, abortions remain nearly totally banned in Texas.
By Lisa Needham - October 18, 2021With an estimated 1,000 women per week in Texas seeking an abortion, clinics in nearby states report being overwhelmed.
By Associated Press - October 17, 2021Texas Democrats say the bill is cruel to transgender students and would lead to bullying.
By Casey Quinlan - October 15, 2021Some claim the Republican governor’s actions are more about politics than public health.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - October 13, 2021Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has barred private companies from requiring employees or customers to get COVID-19 vaccines.
By Emily Singer - October 12, 2021‘Patients are being thrown back into a state of chaos and fear,’ said Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights.
By Associated Press - October 09, 2021The Republican senator calls herself ‘pro-choice,’ but she continues to back Supreme Court justices who let an extreme Texas abortion ban stand.
By Josh Israel - October 07, 2021A lawsuit filed by the Biden administration seeks to land the first legal blow against the Texas law.
By Associated Press - October 01, 2021Texans are not on board with Gov. Greg Abbott’s actions against abortion rights and COVID safety measures, according to new Quinnipiac University polling.
By Josh Israel - September 30, 2021The GOP governor has referred to the death penalty as ‘Texas justice.’ Catholic activists say that puts him at odds with his own faith.
By Josh Axelrod - September 29, 2021A new American Action Network ad invokes climate-fueled storms while calling a bill that addresses them a ‘socialist wish list.’
By Josh Israel - September 23, 2021Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis previously called the Texas law ‘interesting’ and said he would ‘look more significantly at it.’
By Emily Singer - September 22, 2021The vast majority of voters disapprove of Texas’ near-total abortion ban and the state’s decision to let private citizens enforce it, according to a new poll.
By Emily Singer - September 20, 2021A Department of Labor rule will require unvaccinated workers at large businesses to get tested regularly for the coronavirus.
By Josh Israel - September 16, 2021Clergy could face tens of thousands of dollars in ‘damages’ for discussing abortion with church members under Texas’s new extreme abortion ban.
By Josh Axelrod - September 15, 2021South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem is also hoping to restrict access to the telehealth procedure in her state.
By Lisa Needham - September 13, 2021‘Texas enacted S.B. 8 in open defiance of the Constitution,’ the Department of Justice wrote in its complaint.
By Lisa Needham - September 10, 2021