Posted on · State officials revamped the program in 2013 to exclude Planned Parenthood as a service provider. Since then, experts say, the state has struggled to help low-income women.
Posted on · Texas is one of 37 states that have laws requiring minors to notify or obtain consent from a parent or guardian before they get an abortion.
Posted on · This is the second lawsuit challenging Texas House Bill 1888, which was passed by the Republican-led Legislature earlier this year.
Posted on · Texas passed a bipartisan law against surprise medical billing, but advocates warn that a proposed rule could severely weaken it, continuing to allow surprise bills in many situations.
Posted on · Three years after winning a big legal battle, abortion providers still find themselves losing the ground war when it comes to keeping clinics open across the huge, populous state.
Posted on · Advocates in Texas have alerted about the state's uninsured rate, but state lawmakers largely haven't addressed the issue.
Posted on · The last time lawmakers drew up political boundaries for the Texas Legislature and U.S. Congress, in 2011, courts found they intentionally discriminated against racial minorities.
Posted on · The decision is part of a larger lawsuit from voters who challenged the state’s 2011 political maps.
Posted on · Despite the fact that the state has experienced massive population growth in the past decade, officials in Texas have decided not to allocate money or make statewide plans for the upcoming census.
Posted on · A new Texas law says hospitals and insurers will have to work it out when they can't agree on a price — instead of sending huge unexpected bills to patients.
Posted on · The study found that states that have not expanded Medicaid had roughly double the rate of uninsured women.
Posted on · The former HUD secretary and mayor of San Antonio is currently the only major Democratic candidate with an actual plan on how to tackle immigration.
Posted on · The Texas AG's Office has shielded documents related to the voter-removal effort.
Posted on · Cory Booker, Julian Castro, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren took questions from the audience and moderators on a range of topics, including “social, racial, economic and gender justice.”
Posted on · In a recent poll, 28 percent of Texans said they believe noncitizens are “frequently” voting in Texas elections.