Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Hot List: day 126May 16, 2011
Day 126 of the 82nd Texas Legislature LINE OF THE DAY “Isn’t it true that you stand to add to your personal wealth considerably [...] Full Story
Democrats’ No-Win Choice on the Women’s Health ProgramMay 12, 2011
Democrats in the Legislature are being forced to choose between two evils when it comes to renewing the Women’s Health Program—a drastically reduced program [...] Full Story
Miller: Family Planning Clinics Will Just Have to Deal with CutsMay 12, 2011
We reported yesterday on a legislative analysis obtained by the Observer that estimates family planning cuts contained in the House budget would lead to [...] Full Story
Hot List Day 122May 12, 2011
Day 122 of the 82nd Texas Legislature LINE OF THE DAY “This is the wild, wild West right now. We’re just asking for a [...] Full Story
Family Planning Cuts Would Deny Services to 284,000, Cost State MillionsMay 11, 2011
The cuts to family planning programs approved in the Texas House budget—part of conservative lawmakers’ efforts to defund Planned Parenthood this session—would lead to [...] Full Story

Women’s Health Program Appears FinishedFeb 21, 2012
Update (Thursday, Feb. 23. 11:40 a.m.): Texas health officials apparently have chosen to end their participation in the Women’s Health Program, which pays for [...] Full Story
Future of Women’s Health Program Still in DoubtFeb 21, 2012
State health officials will soon have to decide which is more important: Providing health care to poor Texas women or punishing Planned Parenthood? The [...] Full Story
The Baddest BillsJun 13, 2011
Every legislative session, Texas Observer reporters scour for the stupidest, funniest, slap-your-forehead ridiculous and downright unconstitutional bills proposed by Texas lawmakers. We chronicle these [...] Full Story
Women’s Health Program Has New LifeMay 26, 2011
THE 2011 MOLLY PRIZE WINNERS WINNER Jeff Sharlet is the author of C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy (Little, Brown), The Family: [...] Full Story
Bill Addresses Backlog of Untested Rape KitsMay 26, 2011
Almost immediately after a woman is raped, she must endure the invasive and often humiliating process through which evidence is collected. In most cases, [...] Full Story