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Evan L'Roy/The Texas TribuneAt least two lawsuits were filed after Dr. Alan Braid said he performed an abortion prohibited by the law earlier this month. One of the people suing Braid reportedly wants Texas’ new abortion law to be ruled unconstitutional. -
On Dec. 1, the court will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The Mississippi case tests whether all state laws that ban pre-viability abortions are unconstitutional.
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The judge will hear arguments over whether the implementation of Senate Bill 8 should be put on hold pending a ruling on its constitutionality. -
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced the House will take up the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 in late September, but the bill faces steep odds in the Senate.
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The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to temporarily block the new Texas abortion ban while its lawsuit against the state continues.
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Bastrop, Burnet and Caldwell counties have vaccination rates above 50%. But deaths are higher per population in these smaller counties than in Travis County.
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With so many disasters happening so frequently, many people are feeling overwhelmed or hopeless. Reflecting on what you can do personally to combat climate change may help, a psychiatrist says.
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The COVID-19 vaccines continue to provide powerful protection, even against the delta variant, the CDC said. It also found that vaccinated people were 10 times less likely to be hospitalized.
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Austin health officials say August was the pandemic’s “most lethal month” since vaccines became available in the area. About half of those who died were Hispanic.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Texas law clashes with Supreme Court precedent and could be a model for how states could put other constitutional rights in jeopardy.
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Texas saw a spike in food insecurity at the start of the pandemic, according to a new report from the USDA. But that largely leveled off due to rent relief, eviction bans and expanded food-access programs.
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