Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune
Federal Court Ruling May Prevent Texas Teens From Getting Birth Control Without Parental Permission
A federal court ruling Tuesday may make it nearly impossible for Texas teens to access birth control without their parents’ permission.
U.S. District Judge Matthew...
New Texas Maternal Mortality Report Shows Disparities Persist
At least 118 women dead and nearly 200 children left without a mother.
This was just a portion of the death toll from pregnancy and...
Ken Paxton’s Office Knew He’d Be Subpoenaed Before He Fled His Home To Avoid...
Lawyers in an abortion lawsuit tried for days to subpoena Attorney General Ken Paxton before sending a process server to his home Monday, and...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Fled His Home To Avoid Being Served With Subpoena,...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home in a truck driven by his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, to avoid being served a...
How Texas’ Abortion Laws Turned A Heartbreaking Fetal Diagnosis Into A Cross-Country Journey
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Texas’ Child Welfare Agency Blocked From Investigating Many More Parents Of Trans Teens
Texas’ child welfare agency is once again blocked from investigating parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children. The injunction applies to any...
Texas Health Agency Says Its Plan To Extend Maternal Medicaid Coverage Is “Not Approvable”...
Texas’ application to extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers from two months to six months is not going to be approved by the federal...
New Texas Law Increasing Penalties For Abortion Providers Goes Into Effect Aug. 25
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its official judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, clearing the way for Texas’ “trigger law” banning...
Lawyers Preparing For Abortion Prosecutions Warn About Health Care, Data Privacy
A young woman and her mother are nervously driving through the night when they’re pulled over by law enforcement. Flashlights in their faces, the...
Texas Supreme Court Allows Child Abuse Investigations Into Families Of Transgender Teens To Continue
Texas’ child welfare agency remains blocked from investigating the family of a transgender teen that sued the state in March, but can once again...