Judge Blocks Texas From Kicking Planned Parenthood Out of Medicaid

State determined to have provided "no evidence" of wrongdoing

"...Austin-based U.S. Federal District Judge Sam Sparks blocked Texas health officials from kicking Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid..."

Feb. 21, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Medicaid Patients Face a Future Without Planned Parenthood

“I don’t know where I would go”

"...J.D. grew up in Texas foster care and transferred to a group home when..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: A New Path for State House Dems

The promise of new Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner

"...of the State address, the new chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus almost sounded conciliatory. The Grand Prairie..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: A Death Sentence for $1.25

John Ramirez goes to the gurney for a murder committed during a robbery

"...John Henry Ramirez, 32, gets Texas' next dose of lethal injection on Thursday, Feb. 2...."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: A Future Danger?

Texas' death chamber is only heating up

"...19. Jason Clark, director of public information at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, confirmed the date change to..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Texas Publishes State-Mandated Anti-Choice "Propaganda" Booklet

Updated pamphlet still rife with medical errors, health advocates say

"...objections from the medical community and pro-choice advocates, the Texas Department of State Health Services this week finalized an..."

Dec. 7, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Conservative Group: Anti-LGBTQ Bills Could Cost Texas $8.5 Billion

Strange bedfellows make economic case against bigoted bills

"...It’s hard to imagine Republican legislators diverging with the Texas Association of Business, a powerful conservative lobby group, but..."

Dec. 6, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Anti-Bullying Bill Filed for Texas Legislature

San Antonio lawmakers open pre-filing season with David's Law today

"...harassment swelling in the wake of the presidential election, Texas Democratic lawmakers are taking the bull by the horns...."

Nov. 14, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: Shorts Program 10 – Everything’s Shorter in Texas

Series highlights strong range of local filmmakers

"...family tragedy to black-and-white biography to absurdist horror/comedy, this Texas shorts showcase was impressively but bewilderingly too diverse to..."

Oct. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Sean L. Malin

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

Texas-set comedy riffs on Lysistrata

"...cheesy film by Matt Cooper. Set in the mythical Texas town of Rockford, Is That a Gun in Your..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...the newly announced list of authors for the 2016 Texas Book Festival. With 280 authors on board – among..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Debuts Beer List

The Texas-only beer celebration returns to Austin

"...beer-related queries. This week, we’re answering questions about the Texas Craft Brewers Festival presented by the Texas Craft Brewers..."

Sept. 1, 2016 Food Post by Eric Puga

What's the Fix for Texas' Voter ID Law?

"Time is short" to implement a replacement for discriminatory photo ID requirement

"...Voter ID in Texas violates the Voting Rights Act, and the state must..."

July 29, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Health Advocates Deliver Thousands of Comments to Oppose Texas' Pre-Abortion Booklet Revisions

Austin Rep. Donna Howard calls state-sponsored booklet "propaganda"

"...With little financial resources to raise a child at..."

July 27, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Voter ID Law Struck Down

5th Circuit: Senate Bill 14 violates Voting Rights Act

"...Senate Bill 14, the contentious Texas voter ID bill passed in 2011, violates Section 2..."

July 20, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Abortions Decrease in Texas After HB 2, Data Shows

DSHS finally releases 2014 abortion stats after ACLU request

"...of key abortion data lodged by the ACLU of Texas, the Department of State Health Services released finalized statistics..."

June 30, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-Abortion Law HB 2

In a 5-3 ruling, SCOTUS says HB 2 creates an undue burden for women

"...Supreme Court has struck down two key parts of Texas’ draconian omnibus law, House Bill 2...."

June 27, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Awaits Supreme Court HB 2 Ruling

Attorneys voice confidence in SCOTUS striking abortion law

"...expected to determine the future of abortion access in Texas and possibly for other states across the country. SCOTUS..."

June 7, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Lawmakers Continue Anti-Abortion Witch Hunt

State Affairs hearing takes on fetal tissue research

"...Texas lawmakers continued their anti-abortion witch hunt on Thursday morning..."

April 28, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

How to Lose a Safe Seat

Dems point fingers after embarrassing defeat in HD 118

"...To lose a safe seat looks like carelessness. Now Texas Democrats are trying to work out how they lost..."

Jan. 30, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Texas Blue Crabs

Fried crustaceans are a savory delight in Texas' Golden Triangle

"...Texas blue crabs should be proclaimed the national dish of..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Dozens of Groups File Briefs Against Texas Abortion Law

Diverse array of organizations submit 45 briefs to SCOTUS opposing HB 2

"...are in consensus: House Bill 2, the draconian multi-part Texas abortion law, is harmful to women...."

Jan. 5, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

You're a Mean One, Mister Governor

Bah, humbug! Abbott kicks Founding Fathers out of Capitol.

"...Proving how Texas has forgotten about both American history and the separation..."

Dec. 24, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Time for a Change

A look back at Cristina Tzintzún's time fighting for immigrant rights

"...from the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas, to Downtown Austin, a 37-mile journey commemorating the year..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Texas Book Festival 2015: The Book of Aron

Jim Shepard's child's-eye view of the Warsaw Ghetto reviewed

"...Jim Shepard will appear on the Texas Book Festival panel "Twisting History Into Fiction" with Viet..."

Oct. 15, 2015 Arts Post by James Renovitch

One in a Crowd: Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove

Kickstarter appeal of new film about Austin legend

"...but his fingerprints are all over the history of Texas music journalism. A former senior editor at Texas Monthly,..."

July 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Republicans, Defiant as Always

Why the GOP isn't listening to you: They don't have to

"...or on the Supreme Court of the United States, Texas Republican leaders are defiantly deaf to you...."

July 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Bands Together Part II

Concerts over the next few weeks benefit victims of Central TX floods

"...of storms brews in the Gulf of Mexico, and Texas prepares for more wet weather, news of relief concerts..."

June 15, 2015 Emergency Post by Alexa Harrington

A Triple Roller Derby Double Header

Roller Derby makes history at the Bob Bullock, plus upcoming bouts

"...claim to inventing an entire sport. But as the Texas Rollergirls bout tonight, the Bullock Texas State History Museum..."

April 11, 2015 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...– are familiar with the political rhetoric of the "Texas Miracle." Coined by state business boosters to describe the..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

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