Five county district attorneys in Texas have already said they will not pursue charges against individuals who violate abortion laws.
This year's GOP runoffs were hard-nosed battles and the factions behind the campaigns saw mixed results.
This week — the two foremost pro-life advocacy groups in the state release competing endorsement lists for the 2022 primary.
Janis Holt is one of the Republican candidates running against Rep. Ernest Bailes in a redrawn East Texas House district.
The docket equalization process moved the case from the left-leaning Third Court of Appeals to the right-leaning Seventh Court of Appeals.
The case only involves some abortion industry actors and a pro-life group, but the pro-choice parties hope the ruling could be "persuasive."
14 lawsuits against Texas Right to Life were consolidated into one case. Plaintiffs hope for a judgment that could influence a higher court.
Senate Bill 8 was paused for 2 days. Some of the law's proponents say those who violated it during that time could still face lawsuits.
The court's order slows Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against Texas Right to Life along with 13 other cases against the pro-life lobbying group.
Texas Right to Life called the lawsuits — both by disbarred lawyers seeking a declaration against the Heartbeat Act — "imprudent."
Pro-life lobbying group Texas Right to Life has become a litigation lightning rod after encouraging private enforcement of the new law.
A bill by Democrat Senator Eddie Lucio will place limits on abortion-inducing drugs, prohibit them from being delivered via mail, and create a criminal offense for those who violate it.
