OBJECTIVE: To describe experiences with abortion counseling and access in patients with lethal or life-limiting fetal diagnoses in Texas after enactment of Senate Bill 8 (SB8). METHODS: In this qualitative study, we interviewed patients who obtained abortions after enactment of SB8, using semi-...
This cross-sectional study examines whether the passage of Texas Senate Bill 8 was associated with an increase in requests for self-managed medication
Still, Senate Bill 8 does not apply to women who have abortions, only to providers or people who help women get abortions. "Under this law, you cannot sue someone who received an abortion," The Texas State Law Library said on a frequently asked questions webpage. Our ruling ...
2023:Passage of Senate Bill 459, offering priority college class registration for students parenting children under 18 years old. 2023: Increased funding to the state’s Pro-Life Alternatives to Abortion Program (renamed the Thriving Texas Families Program) in the 2-year Texas budget to $165 mill...
— Katyja (@KJaretxa)April 16, 2023 Will of the People And Senate Bill 1993 would give the secretary of state the authority to order an election to be rerun in counties with a population of more than 2.7 million (again, only Harris County would qualify) under certain circumstances. Becaus...
Senate passes FAA reauthorization bill ahead of deadline The bill stalled earlier this week after senators from Virginia and Maryland objected to a provision that would allow an additional 10 flights a day to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. ...
Frigid temperatures engulfed Texas and other parts of the South ahead of a rare winter storm expected to bring heavy snow and disruptive ice accumulations to the region Associated PressJan. 20, 2025 A Battery Plant Fire in California Started During a Boom for Energy Storage ...
The GOP-led Texas state Senate passed sweeping elections legislation Tuesday that critics say will make it harder to vote, particularly for those of color, one day after Democratic lawmakers in the state House left Texas to thwart passage of the bill in the lower chamber. The uppe...
FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Senate is set to gavel in Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, for the impeachment trial of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a formal airing of corruption allegations that c...
A Texas judge has blocked Senate Bill 14, which bans transgender youth from from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. Aug 25, 2023 One woman shares her experience with LGBTQ+ disparities in cancer screenings The inaugural Come Out Against Cancer event addresses the importance of ca...