Jill Biden invites Austin couple to State of the Union to highlight abortion access
Amanda Zurawski developed a life-threatening infection last year after her water broke when she was only 18 weeks pregnant. Citing the stateโs abortion ban, her doctors refused to intervene to induce labor even though there was no way her baby would survive.
Texas veterans vow to protect the stateโs hemp market as one state lawmaker hopes to crack down
The new delta-8 hemp products, which are widely available, can produce a high similar to marijuanaโs. State Sen. Charles Perry said he and his peers never intended for such products to reach the market.
After fumbled Uvalde shooting response, Texas senator wants to make it easier to sue law enforcement officers
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a San Antonio Democrat, introduced a package of legislation that includes a bill that would end qualified immunity, which shields government officials from liability for constitutional violations.
Texas family planning clinics require parental consent for birth control following court ruling
The Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parentsโ rights.
Federal court ruling may prevent Texas teens from getting birth control without parental permission
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent โa fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.โ
Texans are dying on state highways every day โ especially in rural โdead zonesโ
Fatal crashes in rural areas accounted for 51% of Texasโ 4,489 traffic fatalities in 2021, even though only about 10% of the stateโs population lives in a rural area, according to data from the stateโs department of transportation.
New Texas maternal mortality report shows disparities persist
The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee report, delayed by more than three months, estimates that up to 90% of the deaths may have been preventable. Severe complications from pregnancy and childbirth also increased significantly.
Texas state court throws out lawsuit against doctor who violated abortion law
The courtโs ruling does not overturn the 2021 law, which banned abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. It also does not impact the near-total bans on abortion that went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Abortion helped Democrats across the U.S. hold off a โred wave.โ Not in Texas.
In conservative Kansas and Kentucky, voters turned out in droves and crossed party lines to support abortion access. In Texas โ where candidates, not issues, were on the ballot โ there was no such surge in support.
Watch: Abortion isnโt on the ballot, but hereโs how your vote could impact access in Texas
Texans are headed to the polls for the first time since the procedure was essentially banned across the state. Texas Tribune womenโs health reporter Eleanor Klibanoff explains how each ballot cast influences the future of abortion policy.
Texas bans many proven tools for helping drug users. Advocates are handing them out anyway.
As overdoses skyrocketed amid the pandemic and the fentanyl crisis, advocates across the state are working discreetly to distribute these supplies as part of a practice to combat substance use disorder known as harm reduction.
Dozens gather downtown Friday to protest new Texas abortion law as Illinoisโ Planned Parenthood clinics see Texas patients
An anti-abortion protest of about 20 stood right next to the larger group in support of pro-abortion rights. Both crowds had a mix of younger and older participants taking part in eachโs version of popular protest chants.
chicagotribune.comStocks have less upside this year, according to the analysts who know them best
The average stock in the index entered 2019 with a projected 24% gain, according to Bespoke. Company analysts see only modest upside for stocks overall this year, a rare view for the normally bullish crowd. For the 10 largest stocks, two Apple and JP Morgan Chase are already trading above their average price target. Consumer staples, financials and utilities are the three sectors with the lowest average upside, all below 3%. Energy is the only sector that cracks double digits, with the average price target 15.2% above the stock price.
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