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From phones to school prayer: What Texas laws are changing on Sept. 1.

Under House Bill 1481, Texas schools will ban students from using phones and other communication devices such as smart ...

‘Taking away a safety net’: How Texas further restricted Austinites’ access to abortion health care

In August 2024, the City of Austin established a Reproductive Logistical Fund to help women access out-of-state abortions.

Texas DA once paid for abortion — then charged a woman who had one with murder, court filing claims

Three years after Texas prosecutors charged a woman with murder for inducing her own abortion, the local district attorney is ...

Texas Senate passes abortion pill ban, reviving measure that died in regular session

The bill has moved forward during the ongoing special session of the Legislature. The special session bill is a reincarnation ...
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Texas man sues California doctor in federal court, testing a new angle to crackdown on abortion pills

While state court challenges have stalled out, a new federal suit tries to advance the battle between Texas’ abortion laws and blue state shield laws.
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Texas man files lawsuit against abortionist who sent abortion drugs across state lines

A Texas man filed a federal lawsuit against a California abortionist who shipped drugs across state lines, enabling his ...

Here are the new Texas state laws that go into effect Sept. 1

A slate of new laws will go into effect Sept. 1 in Texas. State legislators passed hundreds of new laws during the recently ...
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Texas abortion law: Federal appeals court likely to add months or ...

Lawyers for the abortion providers believe the federal district court route is the best hope to getting the law, originally passed as Senate Bill 8, struck down. If the case is sent to the Texas ...