HealthcareLocal NewsTravis County Adopts Resolution to Deprioritize Prosecution of Abortions
Hudson CallenderSeptember 22, 2022
Travis County is the latest local Texas government attempting to circumvent the state's abortion laws.
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FederalHealthcareStatewide NewsVeteran Affairs Expands Abortion Access to Beneficiaries Even in States With Bans, Restrictions
Hudson CallenderSeptember 2, 2022
The rule expands abortion access to circumstances where the life or health of the pregnant beneficiary would be endangered and cases of rape and incest.
Civil SocietyAfter Dobbs, Two Texas Companies Offer Support to Employees for Birth or Adoption Costs
Kim RobertsAugust 29, 2022
Rex and Buffer are Texas companies that are responding to the post-Dobbs world by implementing more pro-life policies to discourage abortion.
Civil SocietyElections 2022FederalLocal NewsState HouseStatewide NewsTexas Democrats Blast Abortion ‘Trigger Ban’ Going into Effect
Rob LauciusAugust 25, 2022
Texas Democrats at the federal, state, and local levels claimed Texas women “will die” as a result of making abortion a criminal offense.
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 SocietyTexas Democrats Respond to Leaked Supreme Court Opinion Repudiating Roe v. Wade
Isaiah MitchellMay 3, 2022
State Rep. Donna Howard believes the parties may find a common goal in increasing funding for pregnancy healthcare.
The Back MicThe Back Mic: Abbott Aims to Classify Child Gender Transitions as Abuse, Supreme Court May Trigger Texas Abortion Ban, Open Seats Updated
Brad JohnsonDecember 3, 2021
This week — Gov. Abbott says that an agency is poised to classify child gender procedures as child abuse, Texas’ abortion trigger ban readies ahead of a Supreme Court decision, and open legislative seats are listed.