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State Axes Anti-Choice Group's Family Planning Funds
The Heidi Group failed to meet their own patient target goals
"...It turns out when you put an anti-choice group headed by a woman with a tenuous grasp..."

Aug. 23, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

"Rape Insurance" Bill Close to Becoming Law
HB 214 bars private, state-offered, and ACA abortion coverage
"...the world, Austin residents Scott Ross and Jeni-Putalavage Ross approached the 21st week of pregnancy with joy...."

Aug. 13, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Fallout From the Lege's War on Reproductive Rights
Texas waits on the full impact of legislative cuts
"...When the Legislature called sine die in late May, Texas' reproductive health providers – still grappling with the effects..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

“Cruel” Anti-Abortion SB 8 Sent to Gov’s Desk to Become Law
Expect a court challenge over "unconstitutional" bill
"...The most sweeping anti-choice bill since 2013’s House Bill 2 now moves to..."

May 26, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Activists Nod to The Handmaid's Tale to Protest Anti-Abortion Bills
Pro-choice protest at Capitol channels dystopian fiction
"...to issue a public warning about the possible fate Texas women could face if legislators continue to attack reproductive..."

May 23, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Bills Grant Texas Doctors Legal Cover to Mislead Pregnant Women
Is the Lege giving doctors a license to lie?
"...However, if two bills pending in the Texas Legislature make it through both chambers, patients who don't..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Say What?
Debunking team Anti-Choice’s favorite terms
"...Anti-choice lawmakers have relied on shock-value nonmedical terms to rile..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Senate Speeds Through Anti-Choice Bills
Women's health sees rare victory here in Austin
"...In an anti-choice bill frenzy over the past week, the Texas Senate..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The War on Women’s Rights Wages On
The Senate continues its attacks on abortion
"...The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs unanimously voted on Feb...."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Toxic Masculinity Drops the Hammer
Standing up to anti-choice rhetoric during a three-bill frenzy at the Capitol
"...to silence their women counterparts for standing up against anti-choice bills. Take last Wednesday, for example, during an all-day..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Reproductive Rights Advocates Prepare for the Fight
Groups, lawmakers relaunch "Trust. Respect. Access." campaign
"...Reproductive health advocates, progressive groups, and state legislators are gearing..."

Feb. 9, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Headlines
"...On the Agenda: Progressive groups and legislators including Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, plan..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature

Headlines
"...The resolution also requests City Council boycott all Trump-brand products and services. Council will now have to decide if..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature

Texas Lawmaker Wants to Make Abortion Completely Illegal
NARAL Pro-Choice says bill "most extreme" abortion measure at the Lege
"...With complete disregard to women’s constitutionally protected right to an abortion, Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, filed..."

Jan. 12, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

85th Texas Legislature Preview
Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?
"...moment captured the underlying conflict leading into the 85th Texas Legislature, it came on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan...."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Texas Publishes State-Mandated Anti-Choice "Propaganda" Booklet
Updated pamphlet still rife with medical errors, health advocates say
"...Despite thousands of objections from the medical community and pro-choice advocates, the Texas Department of State Health Services this..."

Dec. 7, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Health Dept. Holds Second Hearing on Fetal Burial Rule
At this point, it’s hard to imagine State Health Services turning back
"...had undergone two miscarriages by age 25. If a proposed rule that forces women to bury or cremate their..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Pro-Choice Activists Deliver Petitions Against Fetal Burial Rule
Public comment period on rule ends Monday, Oct. 31
"...Reproductive health advocates marched two full boxes of petition signatures..."

Oct. 27, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Gay Place
Cyndi Lauper and aGLIFF just wanna have fun
"...All Access: Austin The Bridge Collective, Lilith Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, and Texas..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Advocates, Lawmakers Call For Investigation Into $1.6 Million Health Contract With Anti-Choice Group
"...Capitol, state Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston – flanked by reproductive rights advocates – called for the State Auditor's Office..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Anti-Choice Group to Receive $1.6 Million Health Grant
More taxpayer dollars for Carol Everett's the Heidi Group
"...earlier this month that weighed the state health department’s proposed rule to bury or cremate fetal tissue (also known..."

Aug. 15, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Fetal Burial Saga Continues
Pro-choice advocates say new rules aren't backed by science
"...but had she been forced to adhere to newly proposed state rules mandating her aborted fetus be cremated or..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Headlines
"...to a November mobility bond election this week, reviewing proposed ballot language and confirming the "smart corridor" emphasis of..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature

Health Advocates Deliver Thousands of Comments to Oppose Texas' Pre-Abortion Booklet Revisions
Austin Rep. Donna Howard calls state-sponsored booklet "propaganda"
"...young age, Skinner decided to undergo abortion. Before the procedure, her health provider was forced to hand her a..."

July 27, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Health Department Adds More Faulty Science to Pre-Abortion Booklet
Public comment period on revisions ends July 29
"...Leave it up to Texas officials to pump even more factual inaccuracies into already..."

July 19, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Health Department Wants Fetal Remains Buried, Cremated
State officials waste no time in proposing new abortion restrictions
"...days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled two major provisions of Texas abortion law House Bill 2 unconstitutional and..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

An Undue Burden: Supremes Vindicate Pro-Choice Texans
Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt
"..."Did we win today or what?" asked NARAL Pro-Choice Texas' Heather Busby to a cheering sea of..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How Much Does a Witch Hunt Cost?
The state has spent tens of thousands investigating Planned Parenthood
"...the wake of undercover video recorded by an extremist anti-choice group that purported to show the illegal sale of..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Meet the Candidates: Dunaway, Johnson, Shrum
Three low-profile contenders in HD 49 race hope to make their mark
"...race, someone will be back of the pack. That's proven true in HD 49, where the Democratic primary has..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Endorsements
"...Chronicle is feelin' the Bern. The U.S. senator and self-proclaimed democratic socialist from Vermont has drawn massive crowds and..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature

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