The state of Texas on Tuesday lost its bid before a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a law that would have effectively banned the most common abortion procedure used by doctors for terminating ...

“SB 8 had the greater chilling effect on behaviors and actions within Texas” compared to bills that criminalized abortion, said Kristén Ylana, the chief of staff for Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin. She ...

Texas state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, left, Adam Hinojosa, R-Corpus Christi, center, and Brent Hagenbuch, R-Denton, right, pray with other senators as they prepare to debate a bills ...

Out-of-state providers are still mailing abortion pills into Texas, and to the frustration of Attorney General Ken Paxton and the state of Texas, neither can currently stop them due to a legal ...

The Austin lawmaker says his faith fuels his vision of a Democratic Party that “fights back” against billionaires. Republican ...

Under the Texas GOP’s censure rule, lawmakers can be reprimanded for working against the state party’s legislative priorities ...

It is no small feat for an Austinite to reach their nearest abortion clinic. Four years ago, at least 19 clinics operated in the state of Texas. In north Austin, you could find Whole Woman’s Health in ...

The state party’s governing board will meet Saturday to decide whether 10 Texas House Republicans tried to thwart GOP ...

The Republican Party of Texas’ governing board is set to meet in the state Capitol on Saturday to consider censuring state representatives who party leaders deem insufficiently conservative to bear ...

"How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent" was first published by The ...

The case in an El Paso courtroom is the first test of Texas’ new map, which was quickly redrawn this summer to give ...

The Austin City Council has partially rolled back its policy allowing city veterinarians to spay pregnant animals without a waiting period. The council passed a budget resolution on Aug. 13 that ...