A federal hearing challenging a proposed state health department rule that would force women to bury or cremate their fetal and embryonic remains after an abortion, miscarriage, or ectopic pregnancy (regardless of gestation period) began in U.S. Judge Sam Sparks’ downtown courtroom on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

Texas officials have followed through with their months-long promise to boot Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid.

A draconian rule that would force women to bury or cremate their fetus after an abortion or miscarriage, regardless of gestation period, has been blocked – at least temporarily.

On Tuesday, Dec. 13, Rep. Paul Workman, R-Austin, filed HB 577, a bill that would both prevent and roll back local Fair Chance Hiring measures, like the one passed this March by City Council.

The Center for Reproductive Rights, representing a group of abortion providers, is suing Texas in an effort to block a new state health department rule that forces women to bury or cremate their fetus or embryo after an abortion or miscarriage, regardless of gestation period.

Despite thousands of objections from the medical community and pro-choice advocates, the Texas Department of State Health Services this week finalized an error-riddled booklet required for abortion-seeking women.

It’s hard to imagine Republican legislators diverging with the Texas Association of Business, a powerful conservative lobby group, but when it comes to discriminatory bills, the state’s chamber of commerce is strongly cautioning against passing any legislation that would hurt LGBTQ Texans.

Texas is poised to become the first state with an educational program designed directly to address dating violence and sexual assault among student-athletes.

Arguing religious freedom, the Satanic Temple began its fight against the state of Texas’ new burdensome rule that requires women to bury or cremate their aborted or miscarried fetus.