Texas Democrats are gearing up for another legislative session, where they'll push to expand access to abortions. Republicans are expected to do the opposite, i

Texas Democrats aim to expand abortion access, facing opposition from Republicans wanting to further restrict it.

A Texas judge has allowed three states to move forward with a legal challenge seeking to impose stricter rules on the abortion pill mifepristone, reigniting the battle over medication abortion access in the U.

Texas Democrats Ann Johnson and Christina Morales discuss how the party will look to make their voices heard on topics like abortion and school vouchers as they head into another legislative session as the minority.

Until recently, abortion-ban states like Texas mostly gnashed their teeth and railed against ... Morning Edition and Here & Now. She lives in Austin with her enormous cat, Grover Cleveland.

A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.

The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion has ruled that three other states can move ahead with their effort to roll back federal rules and ...

The poll shows that when Texas voters were asked what they thought the Legislature's top priority would be, immigration or border security-related issues were the most frequently mentioned responses. Those issue were followed by the economy or concerns related to high prices, then education and crime.

Burrows will lead one of the state’s highest offices after a dramatic bowing-out of the former House speaker, Dade Phelan, who lost favor with the hard-right faction of his party after Paxton's impeachment. The state Senate ultimately acquitted Paxton, who in recent weeks campaigned against Republicans who sought to deny Cook’s victory.

The Texas legislative session begins Tuesday, Jan. 14, and education policy will be a major priority for both Republicans and Democrats.

Ellen Troxclair, an Austin-area Republican who before being ... incest and fatal fetal diagnoses to Texas' abortion law died without legislative committee hearings in 2023, Democrats and abortion ...