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Federal judge dismisses Wendy Davis’ challenge to Texas abortion ban

Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill, sought to block the state’s ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. A federal judge found Davis had not “articulated a credible, imminent threat.”

The Texas Tribune

In Texas’ first post-Roe legislative session, there’s a new political power dynamic on abortion

While Democrats and the far-right edge of the Republican Party remain focused on abortion, leaders in both chambers have not yet spent much time discussing the issue this session.

The Texas Tribune

Conservative lawmakers push for review of school board group’s guidance on transgender students

Texas Freedom Caucus asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to weigh in on school board association’s guidance for navigating complex issues related to transgender youth.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas AG’s office sends mixed signals about whether it can fine nonprofits that pay for out-of-state abortions

Lawyers for abortion funds want Ken Paxton to testify in their lawsuit. He fled his home Monday while being served a subpoena that was later quashed by a judge.

The Texas Tribune

Texas conservatives have a plan to get around DAs who won't enforce abortion laws

A Republican state legislator's proposal would allow prosecutors from around the state to step in when local DAs refuse to press charges over abortion, as at least five Texas prosecutors have vowed.

WEKU

How could Texas Republicans further restrict abortion next year?

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans have led the charge to pass laws to restrict abortion for nearly a quarter-century, but until recently, federal courts let the procedure continue, striking down laws that impinged too much on what was for 49 years a constitutional right.

Tribune News Service

U.S. Supreme Court rules there’s no right to abortion, setting up Texas ban

The high court’s monumental ruling will have major impact on Texas, which has a trigger law banning abortions that goes into effect soon.

The Texas Tribune

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What’s next for Texas abortion law if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?

DALLAS — If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, what happens to Texas state laws that were in place prior to the landmark ruling on abortion rights almost 50 years ago?

Tribune News Service

In Texas, where abortion rights began, GOP builds new barriers

AUSTIN, Texas — Linda Coffee was in her mid-20s and barely out of law school when she and former classmate Sarah Weddington stunned the legal establishment—and much of America—by successfully arguing Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in 1973.

Tribune News Service

Texas Republicans look to bar companies that support women getting out-of-state abortions

Major companies, like Amazon, Tesla and Apple, who have pledged to support employees have hubs throughout the state

The Independent UK

Texas GOP targets pro-abortion companies

14 GOP lawmakers warned Lyft that they’d seek to ban companies that pay for abortions from doing business in Texas

Salon

Major companies stay mum on thorny abortion issue - for now

A leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would abolish a nationwide right to abortion has thrust major companies into what’s arguably the most divisive issue in American politics

The Independent UK

Texas advocates file new legal challenge to near-total abortion ban

Lawsuit asks court to rule SB 8 unconstitutional, citing public threats and legal action from anti-abortion activists

The Guardian - US

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