Tag: Texas

A new study reveals a significant increase in infant deaths in Texas after the state’s near-total abortion ban, highlighting the far-reaching consequences of restrictive abortion policies.

An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.

Attorney General Merrick Garland released a scathing report about the handling of the 2022 massacre in Uvalde, Texas.

This comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a major Trump supporter, approved a sweeping new law that allows police to arrest anyone they suspect to have entered into the United States without authorization.

Cox's case spotlights the intense legal and ethical debates surrounding abortion in America today.

Kate Cox's legal battle highlights the struggle against restrictive abortion laws in Texas.

"These bills are not about election reform," said one Harris County official. "They are entirely about suppressing voters' voices."

“I can only describe it as a hate crime. It was motivated by hate.”

The lawmaker was facing an expulsion hearing after an internal investigation found he had furnished a 19-year-old staffer with alcohol and later tried to intimidate her into silence about what transpired and their relationship.

According to an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, the majority of the state’s 19 mass shootings over the past six decades were carried out by men who legally possessed firearms.