Biden Vows to Protect Roe V. Wade After Texas Abortion Law Takes Effect
WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden condemned the Texas law that went into effect on Wednesday which prohibts the vast majority of abortions in...
Texas is Banning Abortions; Supreme Court’s Silence is Letting the Lone Star State Evade...
Among the hundreds of new laws that will highly impact Texans’ lives starting today, SB 8 or the “fetal heartbeat” sits in the ranking...
Beto Calls on Biden to Push for Filibuster Reform in Order to Protect Voting...
Former congressman and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke called on President Biden to push for filibuster reform in order to protect voting rights in the...
Fourteen U.S. Army leaders fired or suspended at Fort Hood
Fourteen U.S. Army leaders, including commanders and other leaders at Fort Hood, have been fired or suspended in an effort to correct a yearslong...
What Women Need to Survive and Thrive After the COVID-19 ‘Shecession’
We are living through our nation’s first largely female recession, according to a new report from the University of Texas LBJ School of Public...
Trans Woman, Girl Among First Texas Females to Become Eagle Scouts
Beatrix Jackman, a 19-year-old transgender woman attending the University of Texas at Austin, and Abby Winkelman, a 14-year old girl in Austin, are the...
Pope and Most Texas Catholics Have Same Stance on Same-Sex Unions
Pope Francis expressed support for civil unions for same-sex couples in a new documentary, pointing to the need to ensure legal protections for gay...
I Am Vanessa Guillén Bill Introduced in Congress
With the Guillén family on hand, U.S. Reps Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) and Jackie Speier (D-California) introduced the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act in Congress...
Women’s Preventive Health Care May Be Cut as State Balances COVID-19 Shortfalls
Advocates call for public discussion and input about proposed cuts to health care programs for Texas women. State agencies have been directed to cut...
The Grim Reality: This is a Pink Recession
The coronavirus pandemic is driving a recession in Texas and across the United States right now, but unemployment data about who is being hit...