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This Texas Democrat Fled the State to Block Trump and Greg Abbott's Redistricting Effort
"It's one thing to fight against my community and try to silence us. It's a whole ‘nother thing if we just lay down and take it."
By Lex McMenamin
Elon Musk Is Building His Own Company Town. Should We Be Scared?
The billionaire Trump advisor is building his own “Texas utopia."
By Rebekka Ayres
How a Republican Lawsuit Targeting Trans Kids Could Undo Major Disability Protections
Texas v. Becerra is a fight for the future of civil rights in America.
By Stephanie Hall
Meet the Medical Students Fighting for Abortion Rights in Restrictive States
"We place emphasis on practicing evidence-based medicine. [Abortion] is medicine that has been studied."
By Fortesa Latifi
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms
Nevaeh Crain is one of at least two Texas women who died under the state abortion ban.
By Lizzie Presser, ProPublica and Kavitha Surana, ProPublica
It’s Legal to Execute an Innocent Person in the United States
The Supreme Court has twice ruled that it is perfectly constitutional to do so.
By Scott Hechinger
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Women Denied Abortions Despite Pregnancy Complications
The court refused to provide clarity on exceptions to abortion bans in Texas.
By Angie Jaime
Potential Texas GOP Platform Suggests Death Penalty for Abortion Patients
And that's only one point on the docket.
By Angie Jaime
Many Teen Girls in Prison Have No Idea How Their Body Works
The girls I’ve met inside don’t know about their period, or how people get pregnant.
By Kwaneta Harris
A Texas Woman Who Sued for an Abortion Will Leave the State to Obtain One
According to Kate Cox's representatives her “health is on the line.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Colleges Are Getting Rid of Their LGBTQ+ Resources
Due to Republican state lawmakers’ crusade against LGBTQ+ rights and DEI.
By Mary Retta
How This 11-Hour Filibuster Changed the Fight for Abortion Rights
"A very, very small minority of voters of extreme right-wing interests are dictating the outcome of who represents us."
By Hanna Phifer
Trans Youth Are Being Forced to Leave Their Home States Behind
“No kid should be forced to leave the place where they grew up.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Miss Texas Is Fighting for Abortion Rights and Inclusive Education
Averie Bishop wants to transform what beauty pageants are all about.
By Norah Rami
Texas Is the Latest State to Ban Transition-Related Care for Minors
Youth currently receiving gender-affirming treatment will be required to wean off puberty blockers and hormones.
By James Factora
What Would You Do to Stop the Climate Crisis?
That's the question posed by the new movie 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline.'
By Lex McMenamin
What It’s Like to Give Birth While in Jail
"We cannot train or reform our way out of the systemic cruelty" of mass incarceration.
By Amy Growcock and Krish Gundu
How Parents Are Fighting to Get Their Trans Kids the Care They Need
One parent said they want to show their son they're "deserving of every normal, dumb, good thing.”
By Colleen Hamilton
What Midterm Results Spell for LGBTQ+ Rights So Far
LGBTQ+ people had some incredible wins, though quite a few candidates running on anti-LGBTQ+ platforms won too.
By James Factora