Texas
Abortion nonprofits say Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain defamed them
March 31, 2022Cain has accused the nonprofits of being “criminal organizations” and has ordered them to stop funding abortions in Texas. Lawyers representing the funds are demanding a retraction.
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A five-alarm emergency for democracy
March 31, 2022The GOP’s voter suppression laws are working. They need to be stopped before more states adopt them.
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Judge declares Texas child abuse investigations into trans kids’ families unconstitutional
March 15, 2022District Judge said the governor’s directive for the state child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children was “beyond the scope of his authority and unconstitutional.”
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Unimaginable cruelty directed at Texas transgender children
March 11, 2022Republican Gov. Abbott authorizes child-abuse probes into families that allow children to have gender-affirming care.
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Texas tossed almost 1 in 5 ballots cast by mail voters
March 10, 2022The largest number of rejections of vote by mail ballots ever in a massive attack on the right to vote.
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