The bill echoes Hughes' Senate Bill 8, a 2021 law that effectively banned abortion in the state before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. “It's already illegal in Texas to mail ...

Texas Senate Republicans passed Senate Bill 8, which requires sheriff's in the largest counties to enter into agreements with ...

An old abortion ban could be reinstated if Senate Bill 31 becomes law, which critics say could pave the way for Texas to ...

A Texas Senate committee is hearing three abortion bills on Thursday, including one that would clarify when doctors are ...

A bipartisan bill meant to clarify an emergency exception to Texas’ abortion ban could be headed for a fight — and it has some unexpected opponents. Texas abortion funds are warning that ...

Texas lawmakers took up a trio of bills that aim at strengthening some of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. But one ...

Abortion is legal in Texas only when the life of the mother or a “major bodily function” is at risk. Doctors, who could face ...

Senators also heard testimony on a pair of bills that would crack down on abortion pill access and block taxpayer-funded ...

Senate Bill 31 supporters say it would clarify when doctors should intervene to save a pregnant woman’s life, but critics say its vagueness and a measure to resurrect pre-Roe laws hamper it.

Another bill, Senate Bill 33, would bar Texas cities from using public money for out-of-state abortion travel. Another priority for Patrick, the proposal targets cities like Austin, which passed ...

A bill filed in the state Legislature could address doctors’ concerns that the medical exception to Texas' abortion ban lacks clarity. The development follows reports of delayed care that has ...