The proposed law, which aims to clarify abortion exceptions during medical emergencies, was supposed to be a rare win. But in the Texas Legislature, nothing is easy.

In 2021, when Texas passed an abortion ban enforced through private lawsuits, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan sarcastically derided the architects of the law as “some geniuses” who’d ...

Texas may advance other anti-abortion laws. Texas’ ban prohibits nearly all abortions, except to save the life of the mother, and doctors can be fined up to $100,000 and face up to 99 years in ...

SB 1880 would let individuals sue organizations that ship abortion medication like mifepristone or misoprostol to people in Texas for up to $100,000. The state passed a law in 2022 banning almost ...

Anti-abortion groups and conservative lawmakers in Texas, frustrated by this easily exploited loophole in the law, have tried to stop this proliferation of pills with lawsuits and legislation.

AUSTIN – After intense lobbying from abortion-rights advocates, Texas lawmakers appear to be closing a loophole in a bill aimed at clarifying when doctors can legally perform abortions. That ...

Illinois officials accused Texas law enforcement of illegally accessing automated license plate reader data in Mount Prospect while searching for a woman who had an abortion.