Civil SocietyStatewide NewsAbortions in Texas Fell 97 Percent After Supreme Court Overturned Roe
New data sheds light on abortion in Texas, revealing that the number of abortions collapsed after the Dobbs decision this summer.
New data sheds light on abortion in Texas, revealing that the number of abortions collapsed after the Dobbs decision this summer.
The governor's response indicates a new focused messaging on firm opposition to abortion rather than responding to legal details.
Beto O'Rourke avoided drawing any legal line on abortion at his presser condemning the leaked Supreme Court opinion.
This week — the “Save Women’s Sports Act” finds a path to a GOP-controlled committee, a pro-life Democrat signs onto “rape and incest" exception, and Abbott makes six appointments to an energy oversight body.
The resolution would aid legal challenges to the constitutionality of Senate Bill 8. The gender-neutral language lost one liberal councilor.
Texas pregnancy centers are stretched with increases in client visits of over 30 percent since the Heartbeat Act took effect.
The Texas Democrat is giving all of her pay from the special sessions that she largely missed to a Planned Parenthood facility in Denton County.
This week — Dade Phelan rallies behind a property tax compression bill, a GOP official criticizes the Heartbeat Act, and a lawmaker announces he will forgo re-election.
The U.S. Department of Justice asked the court to halt private lawsuits against violators of the Texas Heartbeat Act.
Pro-life lobbying group Texas Right to Life has become a litigation lightning rod after encouraging private enforcement of the new law.
The dating app company Bumble started a relief fund to aid abortions in Texas. It may or may not be legal under the Heartbeat Act.
“Federal courts enjoy the power to enjoin individuals tasked with enforcing laws, not the laws themselves."