Julián Aguilar

An Austin-based reproductive care and education agency reported more than 700 requests for emergency contraception kits after the leaked opinion showed the Supreme Court is likely to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Texas is one of more than a dozen conservative-led states that have passed so-called trigger laws designed to end abortion access for nearly all residents if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

The lawsuit is the 11th Ken Paxton has filed over the president's proposed immigration or border policies. But the White House’s plans have also raised concerns from legal and immigrant rights groups.

Voters in Texas can decide on several local ballot initiatives — plus two constitutional amendments — on May 7 before heading back to the polls on May 24 for primary runoff elections.

"Food shortages will rise as we head into Easter," the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has warned.