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Texas is a young state with older elected officials. Some young leaders are trying to change that.

The average age of Texans last year was 37, while the Legislature’s average age was 55. Hurdles to voting and the unique challenges young candidates encounter fuel the mismatch.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Observer School Board Investigation Spurs Call for Reform

State Representative Erin Zwiener says Texas must improve campaign finance transparency and adopt contribution limits.

Texas Observer

New Texas law bans COVID mask, vaccine and shutdown mandates, but some Republicans want more

The bill, recently signed by Gov. Greg Abbott and set to take effect Sept. 1, does not restrict pandemic rules by private entities.

The Texas Tribune

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The Texas House has a record number of LGBTQ representatives as lawmakers face scores of bills focused on gender and sexuality

The Texas Legislature has nine lawmakers who are openly LGBTQ, all Democrats. At the same time, some Republican lawmakers are pushing a slate of bills aimed at drag queens, transgender children and how sexuality is discussed in schools.

The Texas Tribune

Texas cities debate costly infrastructure investments in age of extreme weather

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. Cost can be a deterring factor.

The Texas Tribune

Texans make the case for why voting matters

The Texas Tribune spoke to Texans across the political spectrum and asked them to make their case for why voting matters this year. The deadline to register to vote was Oct. 11. Early voting runs from Oct. 24 to Nov. 4.

The Texas Tribune

Mexicans used to go to the US for legal abortions. Now they’re inviting Americans in

Mexico decriminalized abortion in September – nine months before the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. Now Mexican activists, who for years looked to the US as a beacon of abortion rights, are helping their northern neighbours in a stark turnaround of fortunes, writes Sheila Flynn

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With little short-term hope, Texas’ abortion-rights movement sets its sights on the long run

Advocates and politicians say they hope Texas’ ban on abortion will motivate voters. But they say they’ll need to emulate the strategies of the anti-abortion movement to reach long-term success.

The Texas Tribune

Roe reversal puts spotlight on state laws

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse long-standing precedent under Roe v. Wade will fuel lawmakers, state officials and the Biden administration as they race to reshape abortion laws nationwide, though the onus now will largely be on the states.

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Roe reversal puts spotlight on state laws - Roll Call

The coasts are set to become de facto safe havens for access to abortion, while much of the South and Midwest will become abortion deserts.

Roll Call

With the end of Roe, Texans will have to travel long distances for legal abortions

New Mexico is expected to become a “haven state” where abortion remains legal and largely accessible. That state has six abortion clinics and is gearing up for an influx of patients. The nearest clinic there is a 12-hour drive from Houston and a 10-hour drive from Dallas.

The Texas Tribune

Mexico’s ‘aborteria’ is a haven of last resort for women from Texas

In a calm residential neighborhood, 15 minutes from the center of Monterrey, Mexico, on the second floor of their house, Sandra Cardona and Vanessa Jimenez created an abortion sanctuary.

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