Health Care
The Truth About How Pregnant Women Are Treated in Texas County Jails
State of Texas: Abortion Access, by the Numbers
By the numbers: Texans are getting fewer abortions and being forced to delay procedures until later in pregnancy, even after SCOTUS struck parts of HB 2....Read More
Will State Leaders Keep South Texans Safe from Zika Virus?
Women in South Texas colonias are particularly vulnerable, public health advocates say.
Zika virus is headed for Texas. The question now: Will the state dedicate funds needed to keep the most susceptible Texans — South Texas Latinas — healthy?...Read More
Abbott’s Back Alley Abortion Politics are a Texas Tradition
If lawmakers don't get the abortion restrictions they want from the Lege, they boss the health department around instead.
If Texas lawmakers don't get the abortion restrictions they want during the Lege session, they just boss the state health department around instead....Read More
Proposed Fetal Tissue Rules Create ‘Staggering Financial Burden’ for Texans
A lawyer and funeral industry consumer advocate reckons Gov. Abbott's new fetal tissue burial requirements may cost Texans hundreds of millions of dollars....Read More
Pro-Choice Group: Billboard Company Refused ‘Abortion’ Ad
A repro rights group that opposes changes to Texas' pre-abortion booklet says they were told not use 'abortion' on a billboard.
A repro rights group that opposes factually challenged changes to Texas' pre-abortion booklet said they were told not use 'abortion' on a billboard....Read More
The Texas Miracle #15: The Woman Who Didn’t Exist
A homeschool runaway's fight for identification, Ken Paxton's latest ethical missteps, and Greg Abbott's back-door abortion limits.
This week we've got the story of a homeschool runaway's fight for identification, and we'll talk about Ken Paxton's latest ethical missteps and Greg Abbott's ba...Read More
State of Texas: How Zika Virus Could Slip Through Texas’ Health Safety Net
With Zika on the way, Texas' weak health care safety net and shrinking access to reproductive services put pregnant Texans and their babies at great risk....Read More
Days After Supreme Court Ruling, State Data Shows Dramatic Drop in Abortions
Texas Latinas were disproportionately affected by restrictions in the state's anti-abortion law.
Data the health department was reluctant to release vindicates abortion providers who said anti-abortion regs would disproportionately affect Texas Latinas....Read More
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-Abortion Law
As it unfolded: the day the Supreme Court issued the most important ruling on reproductive rights in a generation, striking down Texas' abortion law.
The Texas Observer staff liveblogs as we wait for — and report on — what could be the biggest ruling on reproductive rights in a generation....Read More