Civil SocietyFederalState HouseTexas Sues Biden Administration Over Emergency Abortion Guidance
Isaiah MitchellJuly 15, 2022
"No federal statute confers a right to abortion," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in the state's lawsuit.
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Isaiah Mitchell is a reporter for The Texan, a Texas native, and a huge Allman Brothers fan. He graduated cum laude from Trinity University in 2020 with a degree in English. Isaiah loves playing music and football with his family.
87th Legislature88th LegislatureCivil SocietyTexas Freedom Caucus Warns Law Firm of Criminal Liability for Covering Employees’ Abortion Costs
Isaiah MitchellJuly 11, 2022
Their letter to international law firm Sidley proposes a new threat: legislation that would disbar any attorney that has violated Texas abortion laws.
EducationStatewide News‘Patently False’: State Board of Education Rejects Calling Slavery ‘Involuntary Relocation’ in Elementary Curriculum
Isaiah MitchellJuly 8, 2022
Here's the story behind "involuntary relocation" and the State Board of Education's process for writing the Texas curriculum.
EducationStatewide NewsSTAAR Results Show Achievement Gaps Between Charter Schools and ISDs, State Regions
Isaiah MitchellJuly 7, 2022
Houston ISD, the state's biggest school district, underperformed on the STAAR compared to most charter schools in its borders.
Civil SocietyJudicialAfter Ending Order to Shield Abortion Facilities, Texas Supreme Court to Consider Limits of Civil Courts’ Authority
Isaiah MitchellJuly 6, 2022
The court asked for briefs relating to a 1994 case on Texas sodomy laws, the latest of many legal details complicating the old abortion ban.
87th Legislature88th LegislatureCivil SocietyTexas House Reps. Harrison, Oliverson to File Abortion Drug Ban in Next Legislative Session
Isaiah MitchellJune 29, 2022
Even though Texas law already criminalizes abortion by any means, the two representatives say new law is needed to counter the White House.
87th LegislatureCivil SocietyJudicialJudge Blocks District Attorneys in Major Texas Counties From Enforcing Pre-Roe Abortion Ban
Isaiah MitchellJune 28, 2022
District attorneys in Travis, Bexar, Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Hidalgo, and Collin counties cannot enforce the old ban for now.
87th LegislatureCivil SocietyJudicialNow that Roe is Overturned, Here’s What’s Covered in Texas’ Abortion Bans
Isaiah MitchellJune 27, 2022
Both bans outlaw elective abortions from the point of conception. The laws do not apply to treatments for miscarriages or ectopic pregnancy.
Civil SocietyJudicialU.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe, Triggering Texas Abortion Bans
Isaiah MitchellJune 24, 2022
The Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law banning abortion at fifteen weeks' gestation, overturning the precedent set by Roe v. Wade.
Civil SocietyLocal NewsTap Pilam, Alamo Trust Resolve Litigation Over Tribal Remains, Use of Alamo Church
Isaiah MitchellJune 23, 2022
Alamo Trust agrees to extend visiting hours on the second Saturday of September, the month when Tap Pilam holds its remembrance ceremony.
EducationSTAAR Scores Tick Up After COVID-19 Plunge, Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Isaiah MitchellJune 23, 2022
Public school students made improvements in all subjects except English I on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).
Civil SocietyJudicialTexas Supreme Court Takes Up Abortion Funds’ Defamation Suits Against Pro-Life Activist
Isaiah MitchellJune 21, 2022
Mark Lee Dickson's social media posts and the ordinances he championed in several Texas cities have both called abortion funds "criminal."