Politics
Here’s What’s In Texas Republicans’ New Voting Law
Posted on · The new law is part of a nationwide push by state-level Republicans to enact more restrictive voting laws following former President Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election.
Politics
Texas Now Has A Ban On Abortions As Early As Five Weeks. Anti-Abortion Groups Are Prepared To Enforce It
Posted on · Unlike other abortion restrictions, the state is not enforcing this ban. Instead it is up to private citizens to sue.
Politics
Texas Abortion Providers Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Block Six-Week Abortion Ban
Posted on · Similar bans, sometimes referred to as “heartbeat laws,” have been blocked from going into effect in about a dozen states across the country.
Health & Science
Delta Variant Is Making Up More Than 75% Of New COVID-19 Cases In Texas, Health Officials Say
Posted on · New COVID cases are up 92% in Texas, hospitalizations are up 49% and fatalities are 15% higher, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Politics
Texas Democrats Remain In Washington Amid Coronavirus Cases And Congressional Hurdles
Posted on · Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers fled Texas in an effort to block Republican-led restrictive voting legislation from being passed.
Politics
Texas Abortion Providers Sue To Block Latest Ban On The Procedure
Posted on · Abortion rights advocates say that if the law goes into effect it will essentially eliminate access to abortion in Texas.
Health & Science
Texas Officials Will Use Federal Grant To Focus On Health Inequities During The Pandemic
Posted on · The agency will work with state and local public health entities across Texas to address disparities in health outcomes among different populations.
Politics
Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Extending Medicaid Coverage For New Texas Mothers
Posted on · Starting Sept. 1, new mothers will get a full six months of coverage before being removed from the program.
COVID-19 In Texas
More Than 630,000 Texans Are Overdue For Their Second Dose Of The COVID-19 Vaccine
Posted on · As of Sunday, about 635,000 Texans were 43 or more days from their first COVID vaccine shot but still hadn’t gotten their second, state health officials say.
Health & Science
A Series Of Anti-Abortion Bills Is Quickly Moving Through The Texas Legislature
Posted on · Bills aimed at restricting access to abortions in Texas are moving quickly through the state Legislature.
Politics
Voting Rights Groups In Texas Are Asking Corporations To Do More To Fight GOP Election Bills
Posted on · In the past several days, however, major corporations such as American Airlines and Dell Technologies have come out against the measures.
Criminal Justice
Activists And Lawmakers Call On Texas Leaders To Condemn The Rise Of Racism Against Asian Communities
Posted on · A national group monitoring violence and discrimination against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities has logged almost 4,000 incidents during the pandemic. Six of the eight people killed in the Atlanta area Tuesday were of Asian descent, raising suspicions of a hate crime.
Texas
After A Decade Of Refusing Medicaid Expansion, Texas Lawmakers Might Be Forced To Reconsider
Posted on · The state's health care coverage crisis has gone from bad to worse during the pandemic. Experts say Medicaid expansion remains the best way to address it.
Health & Science
Planned Parenthood Asks Texas Officials To Delay Kicking It Out Of Medicaid During The Pandemic
Posted on · In a letter to health officials, Planned Parenthood asked to be allowed to continue serving people insured through the program for low-income people "in light of the COVID-19 public health crisis facing Texas."
Texas
Federal Appeals Court Allows Texas To Kick Planned Parenthood Out Of Its Medicaid Program
Posted on · The state had cited a misleading and highly edited video created by anti-abortion advocates in 2015 that purported to show Planned Parenthood officials selling fetal tissue.