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Amid abortion ban, Texas teen birth rate in 2022 increased for first time in 15 years
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTexas teen fertility rates in 2022 increased for the first time in 15 years — after the state implemented its six-week abortion ban a year earlier — and overall fertility rates increased by ...
Early voting has begun in Texas. Here’s what to know about voting rights in 2022
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the first major test of a GOP-driven rewrite of state voting laws, Texans are returning to the polls for 12 days of early voting before the big event — Election Day on Nov. 8. Things got ...
House gives initial OK to ban some gender-affirming care for minors; nears becoming law
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDespite efforts by House Democrats to stop a bill that would ban certain gender-affirming medical...
Senate panel OKs school choice, teacher retention proposals. We explain in 90 seconds.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn a brief meeting held in a small press room off the Texas Senate floor Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 8, which creates education savings accounts, and SB 9 ...
Online message boards give closer look inside Amarillo’s heated abortion debate
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAnti-abortion supporters listen as members of the Amarillo City Council meet to consider a so-called...
Hispanic and teen fertility rates increase after abortion restrictions
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOver 100 people gather for an abortion rights rally at the federal courthouse in San Antonio on May...
Divided Supreme Court clears way for Texas to arrest migrants suspected of illegal entry
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJustices approve a new Texas law that allows state and local police to arrest people suspected of...
State of Texas: Plea for education funding special session rejected by Gov. Abbott
KXAN via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Democrats urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call lawmakers back for a special...
What You Need to Know About Getting Abortion Care at Planned Parenthood Post-Roe
Elle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbortion access in the United States has been under vicious attack for decades, forcing clinics and...
Tensions at the border grow as the number of migrant apprehensions drops significantly
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTensions remain high between state and federal officials, with Texas this week blocking the US...