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Ken Paxton suing California doctor in second lawsuit citing Texas abortion pill law

Paxton's suit follows another by a Galveston County man against the same doctor. Both cite House Bill 7, passed in September, that allows lawsuits over abortion pill access.

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Waco judge who refused to marry same-sex couples asks federal courts to overturn right to gay marriage

Judge Dianne Hensley, who has been fighting the state judicial oversight body since 2019, is hoping to tee up a new challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.

The Texas Tribune

Texas threatens to sue organizations and doctor for increasing abortion pill access

Attorney general Ken Paxton orders two organizations and an individual to end ‘unlawful conduct’ or face lawsuit

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Texas woman files wrongful death suit saying she was dosed with abortion pills

Woman claims in lawsuit that man impregnated her and dissolved at least 10 shipped abortion pills into her drink

The Guardian - US

Texas man sues California doctor in federal court, testing a new angle to crackdown on abortion pills

While state court challenges have stalled out, a new federal suit tries to advance the battle between Texas’ abortion laws and blue state shield laws.

The Texas Tribune

This doctor calls LGBTQ+ rights ‘satanic’. He could now undo healthcare for millions

Exclusive: A rightwing activist behind a current supreme court challenge has spent decades railing against ‘homosexual behavior’

The Guardian - US

F4 racer Reynolds scores remarkable Cortina win at Donington Historic Festival

There are not too many drivers who have competed in British Formula 4 that have also raced a historic Lotus Cortina in the same season, but Harri Reynolds demonstrated that he is quick in two very different disciplines after being one of the stars of last weekend’s Donington Historic Festival.

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Reward boost to crack cold case of 'nice guy' murder

An increased reward is on offer for information about the murder of Jonathan Mitchell, found dead in his house after attending a music festival 21 years ago.

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Trump Considering Attorneys For US Solicitor General Role

President-elect Trump considering attorneys John Sauer and Jonathan Mitchell for US solicitor general role, known for their successful legal representations.

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These Texans could join or influence a second Trump administration

Donald Trump has built close ties to many Texas Republicans, from judges to elected officials to policy experts.

The Texas Tribune

Texas man settles lawsuit with women who helped his wife get abortion pills

A Texas man who sued his ex-wife’s friends for helping her obtain an abortion informed the court that the two sides reached a settlement, forgoing the need for a trial that would have tested his argument that their actions amounted to assisting in a wrongful death

The Independent UK

Texas man drops lawsuit against women accused of helping ex-wife get abortion

Marcus Silva asked court for $1m damages in case that was legally questionable but worried abortion rights activists

The Guardian - US

Galveston man drops wrongful death claims against women who allegedly helped his ex-wife get an abortion

Marcus Silva and the women agreed to drop lawsuits against each other just days before they were set to go to trial.

The Texas Tribune

The Far Right Wants to End Out-of-State Abortion. Amarillo Is in the Way.

Texas' biggest popular vote on abortion post-"Roe" pits local advocates against an abortion travel ban that's part of a scheme to block the path to New Mexico.

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Turning The Corner Post On Vacatur

Also, Judges Kacsmaryk and Ho seem vindicated on the statute of limitations to challenge mifepristone.

The Texas Tribune

Texas sues Biden administration over confidential contraception for teens

Federal clinics in Texas are already required to get parental permission to prescribe birth control after a 2022 court ruling.

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Texas may flunk students for abortions

Men are using abortion bans to control and abuse women in their lives for "consensual sexual intercourse"

The Texas Tribune

Despite pressure, Amarillo City Council punts on abortion travel ban petition

Supporters of the petition may ultimately seek a vote of Amarillo residents later this fall.

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Amarillo City Council must vote on abortion travel ban following successful voter petition

The council has been reluctant to approve the ban since it first debated the issue last fall.

The Guardian - US

Texas man seeks to have ex-partner investigated for out-of-state abortion

Collin Davis asks court to green light investigation as experts call case a ‘coordinated fear campaign’

The Texas Tribune

Clarendon City Council rejects ordinance banning travel to access abortion outside of Texas

Clarendon is one of the first cities in Texas to reject the ordinance, after several cities and counties passed similar measures

The Texas Tribune

Anti-abortion crusader’s deposition requests generate fear, but no findings

Jonathan Mitchell has filed at least nine petitions seeking information from abortion activists, doctors and women. None have resulted in a deposition.

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Why anti-abortion advocates are reviving a 19th century sexual purity law

The Comstock Act is the latest front in the fight over reproductive rights. Here's what you need to know about the 1873 law and the consequences if it's enforced the way some conservatives would like.

The Texas Tribune

How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consent

Federal Title X clinics do not require parental consent for birth control — except in Texas, where a lawsuit upended the longstanding program.

The Texas Tribune

5th Circuit upholds Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent for contraception

A three-judge panel in New Orleans ruled that a Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent to obtain birth control does not conflict with the goals of the federally-funded Title X program, which has given teens birth control confidentially.

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