Following the tragic death of her disabled husband last summer, Melissa Hickson is working to get a bill passed that would require guardians to seek the consent of family members before making end-of-life decisions.
A law that allows hospitals to withhold life-sustaining treatment from patients against their wishes could be changed to remove the 10-day countdown period.
“It is appalling that such a large number of abortion surgical centers are located within walking distance of minority communities,” said Shaheen.
Bills have been filed in the Texas House and Senate which would ban abortion in Texas if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
About 250,000 people in the U.S. have Down syndrome. Currently, Texas law doesn't protect preborn babies with this diagnosis from abortion, but advocates hope that might change.
The legal fight with Cook Children’s over Tinslee Lewis’ life support will continue at the district level after the state supreme court declined to weigh in.
This fiscal year, the Austin City Council has allotted $250,000 to provide logistical support to women obtaining abortions.
The family of Tinslee Lewis is petitioning the court to allow a new doctor to treat her by evaluating for airway malacia and performing a tracheostomy.
An East Texas Catholic bishop signed a letter condemning the worldwide response to the coronavirus as a foundation for governmental overreach and infringement on personal liberty.
After approving a budget amendment last year, the Austin City Council is moving forward on a contract to support women seeking abortions.
After filing the lawsuit in February, the ACLU has dropped its litigation against the seven Texas cities that passed ordinances to effectively prohibit abortion.
According to Attorney General Ken Paxton, abortions are included in the list of non-essential surgeries that will need to be postponed under Governor Abbott's new executive order.
With strong grassroots support, Jeff Cason won the GOP primary with 54 percent of the vote and successfully avoided a runoff against former Bedford Mayor Jim Griffin.
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two pro-choice activist organizations in Texas against seven cities that have declared themselves "sanctuary cities for the unborn."
With early voting underway and Super Tuesday fast approaching, here is a look at the priorities of candidates vying to replace retiring Rep. Jonathan Stickland in the Texas House.
The two cities in West Texas that have passed "sanctuary for the unborn" ordinances bring the total number of such ordinances that have been passed to ten.
Justice Sandee B. Marion denied a temporary injunction filed on behalf of the Lewis family, effectively allowing Cook Children's to end treatment in accordance with the Texas 10-Day Rule.
The fields for three Texas House races are now finalized after extenuating circumstances resulted in incumbents withdrawing from their respective races.
On Thursday, Justice Sandee Marion issued an extension until January 2 for Tinslee Lewis while she decides whether or not to grant the family's request for a temporary injunction.
On Wednesday, a judge granted a motion filed by Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth to recuse Tarrant County Judge Alex Kim from presiding over the case of 10-month-old Tinslee Lewis.
