Legal Dangers Loom Large for Texas Abortion Care

Unless courts act, six-week ban takes effect Sept. 1

"...Court, but things have changed. Barring a court order, Senate Bill 8 will as of Sept. 1 ban abortion..."

Aug. 23, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Deep Divisions in Texas' Powerful Anti-Choice Movement

Battle reflects Lege’s growing extremism

"...a law tucked away in the 2017 legislative session's Senate Bill 8 that requires women to bury or cremate..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Budget Ping-Pong Begins

Chambers now start carving away at each other's proposals

"...at the House of Representatives got its hands on Senate Bill 1, the Senate's draft budget for the next..."

March 24, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Oppose Reproductive Restriction

"...abortion in Texas by overturning Roe v. Wade (1973). Senate Bill 8 and its companion House Bill 1515 would..."

April 9, 2021 Postmarks

5th Circuit Strikes Down Texas Anti-Choice Law

Judges say law would have forced women into "painful, invasive, and experimental" procedures

"...Slipped into package law Senate Bill 8 in 2017, the ban on dilation and..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Toxic Masculinity Drops the Hammer

Standing up to anti-choice rhetoric during a three-bill frenzy at the Capitol

"...Not much has changed in the Senate chamber where male lawmakers infamously tried in 2013 to..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Abortion Advocates on What Happens Next

Texans once again have an unfortunate head start in having their rights stripped away

"...months earlier, Texas had enacted an abortion ban (as Senate Bill 8) that was even more restrictive than the..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

U.S. Department of Justice Sues to Block Texas Abortion Ban

State prohibits most abortions, even as Roe v. Wade remains law

"...rights, while simultaneously thwarting judicial review,” the lawsuit reads. Senate Bill 8 – adopted by the Texas Legislature in..."

Sept. 13, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Budget Busters or Busted Budget

Conference committee to close $11 billion gap

"...have less than three weeks to close the $11 billion gap between the House and Senate drafts, the list..."

May 9, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Carona Moves "Life" to New Committee

Not enough votes to move the "Choose Life" vanity plate out of Senate Transportation Committee

"...John Carona, R-Dallas, pulled his "Choose Life" license plate bill (Senate Bill 1098) from the Senate Transportation and Homeland..."

April 10, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

After a Decade of Decline in Teen Parents, Support Services Brace for Rising Demand

It takes a village

"...number jumped following implementation of the six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 8. Now, with almost all abortions banned in..."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Heartbeat Bill: Court battle The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Feb...."

March 4, 2022 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...As the Chronicle went to press on Wed., Sept. 8, Austin's Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission was presented with the..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Feature

Whitley Sinks, Voting Rights Don't

Abbott's SoS nominee resigns as extreme voter suppression bill tanks

"...nomination of Whitley as SoS awaited confirmation by the Senate, which required a two-thirds majority that would have to..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Challenge to SB 4

Opponents to "sanctuary cities" bill ready for court battles

"...Gov. Greg Abbott signed the state's harsh "sanctuary cities" bill into law Sunday evening via Facebook video, giving no..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Protecting Austinites’ Reproductive Rights

A package of city measures in response to Dobbs decision

"...constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy. In Texas, 2021's Senate Bill 8 already made those providing or "aiding and..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas’ Largest Independent Abortion Provider Needs Help Getting to New Mexico

They face a mess of restrictive laws and fake callers

"...to Roe's fall, but after Texans were up against Senate Bill 8's six-week ban and vigilante civil suits, already..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Fetal Burial Trial Concludes

Five-day trial into draconian law yields no indication from judge on eventual ruling

"...the state's latest anti-choice law – part of 2017's Senate Bill 8 – concluded Friday. Abortion providers challenging a..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Wants to Bury Your Fetus, Pt. 2

It's déjà vu all over again in the fight for reproductive rights

"...law during the last legislative session, found within omnibus Senate Bill 8, that forces women and health providers to..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

A Lively Crowd Seeks the Open House District 51 Seat

The Southeast Seven

"...and every Texan," she said. "And that means repealing [Senate Bill] 8 and honoring the autonomy of women. It..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

VR Documentary Invites You to an Intimate Conversation on Abortion

Making the choice

"...reaching out to abortion access foundations in Canada in 2018, gathering written accounts for the film's website, and printing..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...three complaints filed against a Texas physician who violated Senate Bill 8, Texas' ban on abortions after six weeks..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature

Bans Off Our Bodies Protest at the Texas Capitol

"...Bans Off Our Bodies performance art participants protest Senate Bill 8 at the Texas Capitol on September 1,..."

Sept. 1, 2021 Photo Gallery

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Bye Bye Bye: Texas' sweeping voting restrictions bill, Senate Bill 1, is set to go into effect..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Senate Bill 8: The U.S. Department of Justice has asked..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature

Attorneys Fight D&E Abortion Ban in Court

Judge Yeakel plans to issue ruling “quickly” before Sept. 1

"...Found within Senate Bill 8, a package of abortion restrictions passed by..."

Aug. 29, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Thank You

"...you for running “Planned Parenthood Sues Texas Over Anti-Choice Bill SB 8” [Daily News, July 20]. This is an..."

July 24, 2017 Postmarks

Fallout From the Lege's War on Reproductive Rights

Texas waits on the full impact of legislative cuts

"...few days to gauge the damage inflicted by the 85th regular session before Gov. Greg Abbott called a special..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Sexist Texas Lege

The war on women continues on many fronts

"...effort to silence a pro-choice woman testifying before the Senate, Charles Schwertner, R-George­town, gaveled a table so forcefully that..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Providers Back in Court To Stop Texas Abortion Ban

Doctors say law would impose risk, pain for patient

"...The latest obstacle, sweeping abortion bill Senate Bill 8, which passed during the 2017 legislative..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

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