A history-making spring in Texas is laying the groundwork for a contentious final four months in the race to lead the state, where Republican incumbent Greg Abbott remains the favorite but is confronting his toughest Democratic opponent yet in Beto O’Rourke.
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Texas can enforce 1925 abortion ban, state Supreme Court says
The ruling Friday night exposes abortion providers to fines and lawsuits even before the state’s trigger law goes into effect.
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TribCast: San Antonio tractor-trailer tragedy, the end of Roe v. Wade and the Jan. 6 hearings
For this week’s episode, Patrick speaks with Tribune reporters about the latest Texas headlines on immigration, abortion and the Jan. 6 investigation.
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At a New Mexico abortion clinic, calls flood in from Texas and wait time for appointments grows
The University of New Mexico Center for Reproductive Health is one of only three clinics in the state that perform abortion procedures. The clinic’s doctors say people from Texas make up more than 75% of their patients.
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Facing higher teen pregnancy and maternal mortality rates, Black women will largely bear the brunt of abortion limits
About 40% of women who get abortions in the U.S. are Black, and advocates say abortion bans like Texas’ will increase their health and financial risks.
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Texas nurses say ban on abortion is merely the start of the health problems women will face
Health workers caring for pregnant women now face a bewildering array of legal questions.
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Abortion funds languish in legal turmoil, their leaders fearing jail time if they help Texans
It’s unclear whether Texas’ tangled web of abortion laws would make it a crime to pay for a Texan to leave the state to get an abortion, but the threat has compelled the funds to cease services.
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After losing battle to preserve Roe v. Wade, Mississippi’s last abortion clinic is moving to New Mexico
Many people from Texas and other states with abortion bans will soon be traveling to New Mexico for the procedure. Shannon Brewer is moving her clinic from Jackson to Las Cruces to continue providing a full range of reproductive health care.
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Abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy can temporarily resume in Texas, judge rules
A ban in effect before Roe v. Wade cannot be used, as threatened last week by Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a judge’s ruling Tuesday. However, the stopgap measure will, at most, extend abortion access in the state for two months.
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How the U.S. Supreme Court abortion ruling is already affecting Texas
The Texas Tribune has been covering the fight over abortion rights for years. Here’s what you need to know about the ruling and how it will affect Texans.
