Abortion rights advocates and opponents agree that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against a New York doctor is just one step in the

A man, according to a lawsuit, searched a house to find evidence that a woman had taken mifepristone and misoprostol. From there, Paxton’s office learned about the test case he’s been searching for to challenge blue-state abortion shield laws.

The Texas Supreme Court sided with First Deputy Attorney General Brent Webster in a legal ethics case that foreshadows a similar win for Paxton.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a New York-based abortionist for violating Texas law by shipping abortion drugs into the state.

In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, a number of conservative states enacted protections for unborn children. At the same time, pro-abortion advocates began working to circumvent these changes and provide abortion access to women even in violation of state law.

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Texas is facing a tumultuous 2025, as simmering feuds within the state’s ruling coalition are poised to boil over during its coming legislative session. The power struggle within the Texas GOP comes alongside a wave of new challenges for the state,

Voter guides, election results and a new law that does away with vehicle inspections were among the journalism that Texas Tribune readers engaged with the most.

on Aug. 19, 2024. Galvanized by a pivotal election almost two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections, patients, doctors, and activists in 2024 fought for renewed and expanded reproductive rights, while others pushed for ...

Galvanized by a pivotal election almost two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections, patients, doctors, and activists in 2024 fought for renewed and expanded reproductive rights,

Texas has announced legal action against a New York doctor, accusing her of prescribing the drugs used to terminate pregnancies up to 10 weeks, in violation of state law. Other cases of this type could follow.

Hecht is the longest-tenured Supreme Court justice in Texas history. He won six reelections and led the court as chief justice for more than a decade.