Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., putting the GOP-backed proposal on the brink of reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. The changes would not expand abortion access in Texas or list specific medical exceptions under the state’s near-total ban, which took effect […]
Texas AG Paxton Sued over Rule Targeting ‘Rogue’ District Attorneys
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is being pressured via lawsuits from five district attorneys in his state who are pushing back against one of Paxton’s rules. Paxton is being sued over a reporting rule that would give his office access to those district attorneys’ records, the Texas Tribune reported Friday: The two lawsuits, filed in Travis […]