What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...but not so much for Paxton, who passed few bills, never chaired a committee, played no role in the..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Qmmunity: Trump Admin Could Soon Undermine Health Care Protections for LGBTQIA

Find queer connection with virtual events

"...coronavirus, as seen in Idaho's passage of two anti-trans bills last month, or Texas' homegrown attack on abortion access..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Advocates Call on City, County to Protect Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Outbreak

Education, health, housing, justice addressed by list of demands

"...is suspending water and power shut-offs due to unpaid bills and is working with those who've recently been disconnected..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

State Board of Education Brings a New Anti-Sex Circus to Town

Anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, and creationism advocates to help revise Texas public schools’ sex education

"...is often tapped by the state to defend its abortion laws in court and routinely testifies in favor of..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bad Bills Bite the Dust at the Legislature

Anti-voter, anti-worker, anti-woman, pro-slave-owner bills dead – for now

"...signaled death by deadline for most of the session's bills. That's cause for celebration when it thwarts measures that..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: On the Road to Sine Die

Almost adjourned, the Legislature's toll is still incomplete

"...logic is undeniable: Somebody, somewhere, might be getting an abortion, so we need to prevent as many women as..."

May 24, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Debunking Five Anti-Choice Lies This Session

No wonder why repro rights groups are using the mantra “Lies Into Laws”

"...an opportunity to restrict your constitutionally protected right to abortion care. Lawmakers are doubling down on outright lies and..."

April 24, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Rep. Jeff Leach Plays Both Sides With Abortion Ban Bill

"...last week's public hearing on HB 896, a no-exceptions abortion ban whose supporters openly relished the prospect of women..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: School Finance Bill Passes House With Flying Colors

Stickland only holdout on ambitious “Texas Plan” finance bill

"...regulate private employment, has been supplanted by four smaller bills, each of which passed the Senate State Affairs Committee..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: Dem Lawmakers Boycott Anti-Abortion Bill Hearing

Brass ovaries vs. HB 16, and other battle lines drawn at the Capitol

"...March 25, against a bill that would further stigmatize abortion, boycotting a committee hearing and delaying the bill's vote...."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Whoop, Whoop, Hooray!

When legislators sneeze, Texans catch colds – or worse

"...– polio, measles, diphtheria, etc. – might depend on bills pending before the current session. Sophie Novack of the..."

March 29, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines: Taking Aim at Planned Parenthood ... Again

Senate committee advances bill targeting Downtown clinic

"...clinic on E. Seventh Street. Senate Bill 22 by abortion opponent state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, would prohibit..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: “Born Alive” Bills Filed

National right-wing moral panic over “infanticide” hits Texas

"...Protection Act" in a Capitol press conference. Their companion bills (House Bill 16 and Senate Bill 23) seek to..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Reproductive Health Advocates Lay Out Legislative Agenda

“Trust. Respect. Access.” campaign combines progressive forces

"...expand access to health care amid legislative attacks on abortion rights...."

March 6, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...I-35: Austin Sen. Kirk Watson filed a suite of bills this week "to fund the transformation of I-35 in..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature

Lege Lines: A Win for Brewers, a Scam for Paxtons, and More

This bill's for you

"...Beer-to-Go Is a Go! The scrappy Texas Craft Brewers..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Lines: The Voters Speak, the Governor Listens

Abbott leaves the red-state red-meat back at the mansion

"...for 60 days (as the state constitution requires) for bills to be passed. Noticeably absent from Abbott's list were..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Far-Right Texas Legislator Files Bill to Completely Outlaw Abortion

HB 896 too fanatical even for extreme anti-choice groups

"...Caucus faction has filed a bill that would make abortion care outright illegal, legislation too extreme even for the..."

Feb. 4, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...we postpone liabilities we're incurring this biennium) and the bills still due from Hurricane Harvey, the Lege will be..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

A Peek Into the New Lege's Anti-Choice Plan

It can surely be worse

"...Texas Legislature has spent the past decade crafting draconian abortion restrictions that inevitably prompt prolonged, costly, and controversial legal..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bills, Bills, Bills ... and Bonnen!

Nearly 400 bills filed already for the 86th Texas Legislature

"...filing for the 86th Texas Legislature. The nearly 400 bills filed in the House and Senate by day's end..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...hoping to strangle city finances, the usual suspects targeting abortion and LGBTQ rights, and Dennis Bonnen, the Angleton backbencher..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature

A New Pro-Choice Leader at NARAL Pro-Choice Texas

Aimee Arrambide takes over advocacy group

"...model legislation that statehouses can use to combat destructive abortion laws. That playbook inspired a City Council "Abortion is..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: The Art of the Possible

A few thoughts on Texas Democratic prospects

"...hostage by symbolic but real political cruelties like bathroom bills and even tighter restrictions on abortion. Those persistent tyrannies..."

June 1, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Deep Divisions in Texas' Powerful Anti-Choice Movement

Battle reflects Lege’s growing extremism

"...When the state health department debated its latest abortion restriction – a law tucked away in the 2017..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Tides of March

Ready for a blue wave in November's midterms? That'll depend on the race.

"...retelling her story of offering to finance her niece's abortion in the Eighties. (Her niece eventually changed her mind,..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin's Day of Resistance

Where to commemorate the first anniversary of the Women’s March

"...Instead, March On! partnered with other local activists including..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Events Post by Sarah Marloff

John Anderson's Top 10 Photos of 2017

"...Handmaid’s Tale characters on May 9, 2017 to protest anti-abortion bills...."

Dec. 28, 2017 Photo Gallery

"Repro Power" Takes Proactive Path in Reproductive Justice Fight

Groups to lobby City Council, Commissioners Court

"...together and build local support and raise awareness about abortion access in the intersections with the many different movements,..."

Sept. 28, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Anti-Choice Group Hit With State, Criminal Complaints

Heidi Group accused of misappropriating taxpayer funds, more

"...into whether the Heidi Group – a Round Rock-based anti-abortion nonprofit ­– violated state criminal law by misappropriating taxpayer..."

Sept. 26, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

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