Eleanor Klibanoff | The Texas Tribune
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The third-term Democrat from Dallas faces long odds in a state that has only elected Republicans to statewide office for three decades.
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The case involves a 2023 state law requiring adult websites to verify users鈥 ages, but the ruling is expected to have broader implications for free speech law.
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Many trans Texans have changed the sex listed on their birth certificate, driver鈥檚 licenses and other documents. They say their identities will be invalidated under bill headed to governor's desk.
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The bill gives the state new tools to try to stop the flow of abortion pills, but critics say it鈥檚 legally dubious on several fronts.
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The Legislature is considering bills that would lift long-standing restrictions on how Texas鈥 panel can investigate maternal deaths and near-misses.
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鈥淣ow that we have this coverage, what do we do to make sure women can get it?,鈥 one health advocate said.
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Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the United States.
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More than 2,800 Texans are getting abortion pills through the mail from out-of-state every month, prompting a lawsuit and legislation seeking to end the practice.
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U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas led a letter calling for a briefing on why the state won鈥檛 review 2022 and 2023 deaths.
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This case sets up a legal battle between Texas鈥 near-total abortion ban and New York鈥檚 shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.
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Emboldened by the recent election, some Texas lawmakers are already filing bills that would dictate bathroom use, limit gender identity markers on documents and restrict funding for surgeries.
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The barrage of ads focused on trans kids playing youth sports motivated the Republican base as Democrats struggled to respond.