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A Texas county that borders New Mexico is the latest to consider an abortion travel ban

Cochran County commissioners meet Thursday to discuss the ban. Abortion-rights supporters say the bans are unenforceable and meant to stoke fear.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 27, 2023

Despite Setbacks, Activists Score Victories in Texas Fight Over Tax Breaks for Fossil Fuel Industry

Following watchdog's advice, senators shrink tax giveaway program for oil and gas.

Capital & Main · Aug 28, 2023

In 'The Fight for Midnight,' a teen boy confronts the abortion debate

Dan Solomon's YA novel The Fight for Midnight takes place during former Texas state lawmaker Wendy Davis' filibuster of a bill that would restrict access to abortion. The protagonist is a teen boy.

WEKU · Jun 21, 2023

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Two Texas “Trump Train” participants settle lawsuit claiming they harassed 2020 Biden campaign bus

Hannah Ceh and Kyle Kruger wrote in their settlement that they apologized for participating in the October 2020 incident in which dozens of Trump supporters surrounded and harassed a Joe Biden campaign bus driving down a Central Texas highway.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 27, 2023

Abbott: Pardon man who killed protester

Daniel Perry tweeted that he "might have to kill a few people" on his way to work

Salon · Apr 10, 2023

Wendy Davis to lead Planned Parenthood’s political advocacy arm

Davis, who is best known for her 13-hour filibuster to block a 2013 abortion bill, joins the group at a low point for reproductive rights in Texas.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 28, 2023

Federal judge dismisses Wendy Davis’ challenge to Texas abortion ban

Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill, sought to block the state’s ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. A federal judge found Davis had not “articulated a credible, imminent threat.”

The Texas Tribune · Feb 16, 2023

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Democrats vote to upend presidential primary calendar for 2024 but challenges persist

The vote cements a shift in the presidential primary calendar that many Democrats have long called for and elevates states with greater diversity and voter access.

WEKU · Feb 4, 2023

Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke edges Gov. Greg Abbott in fundraising — again

AUSTIN, Texas — Democrat Beto O’Rourke has done what no Greg Abbott opponent has ever done — raised more than the veteran GOP officeholder in two consecutive reporting periods.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Texas Democrats fume over national counterparts for insufficient support in South Texas battleground

“I’m really, deeply disappointed in the DCCC,” Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa said. “I hope they change their mind, and if we lose this election, it’s completely on them.”

The Texas Tribune · Oct 11, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene: can Democrats unseat the far-right extremist?

Georgia in focus: A Democratic challenger who raised $10.8m is facing an uphill battle against the Maga congresswoman

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2022

Rochelle Garza is the Democrats’ best chance of winning statewide office in Texas, but she still faces an uphill battle

Garza remains the underdog, battling her own low name recognition and a fundraising disadvantage in an expensive statewide race that is already demanding considerable resources for travel and TV ads.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 3, 2022

Can Beto O’Rourke persuade enough non-Democrats to dump Greg Abbott? Poll casts doubt

DALLAS – Beto O’Rourke has made courting independents and Republicans whose votes could be up for grabs a critical component of his campaign to unseat GOP incumbent Greg Abbott.

Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022

If Texas Democrats want to restore abortion rights, the road doesn’t go through Kansas

DALLAS — Buoyed by the success of their counterparts in Kansas, Texas activists are determined to use November’s midterm elections to kick-start the restoration of abortion rights.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022

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The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2022

With little short-term hope, Texas’ abortion-rights movement sets its sights on the long run

Advocates and politicians say they hope Texas’ ban on abortion will motivate voters. But they say they’ll need to emulate the strategies of the anti-abortion movement to reach long-term success.

Tribune News Service · Jun 26, 2022

Texas Democrats hope abortion ruling backlash will help in November elections

DALLAS — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade has sounded the bell for a new round in the fight over abortion rights that will be staged in ballot boxes instead of courtrooms.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 26, 2022

Wendy Davis and Donna Howard, defenders of abortion access, worry the worst is yet to come after Roe decision

In interviews, the two women expressed a sense of sorrow over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban abortions, adding even more enormous obstacles to what was already an uphill battle to protect reproductive rights in Texas.

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022

What’s next for Texas abortion law if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?

DALLAS — If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, what happens to Texas state laws that were in place prior to the landmark ruling on abortion rights almost 50 years ago?

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ABC News · Jun 12, 2022

Claremont serial killer survivor Wendy Davis speaks out, hoping her neglect won't be repeated

In 1990, Wendy Davis was violently attacked by the man who went on to become the Claremont serial killer. Wendy says no-one took her story seriously but the murders may not have happened if they had.

Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022

Georgia Democrats aim to make abortion rights a unifying midterm message

ATLANTA — Georgia Democrats who struggled to counter concerns about rising fuel prices and inflation suddenly have a unifying campaign message following the leaking of a draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Texas Observer · May 5, 2022

Texas Republicans Crow about ‘Roe’ Reversal, Lament Supreme Court Leak

State GOP leaders have spun the leak as the rightful return of abortion regulation to the realm of red-state rights—and a crusade against the conservative Court.

WEKU · May 2, 2022

In Texas, a former state senator challenges the state's abortion law in court

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ex-state Sen. Wendy Davis who is challenging the state's restrictive abortion law. She became well-known nationally after a 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill.

Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022

Patricia Murphy: The big-money industry to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marcus Flowers' campaign headquarters in downtown Rome, Georgia, looks like any other you'd see four weeks away from a primary election, with campaign signs taped to the windows and a folding table as a make-shift reception desk in the nearly empty space.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2022

Former state Sen. Wendy Davis files federal suit challenging Texas abortion law as unconstitutional

DALLAS — Former North Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster against an abortion bill in 2013, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over Senate Bill 8, contending the restrictions that went into effect on Sept. 1 banning abortions after six weeks is unconstitutional.

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