Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced plans to force a special session of the Texas Legislature if bail reform and a THC ban, two of his top 40 priorities, do not pass.

Republicans in the state legislature have already introduced more bills seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion ...

By Pooja Salhotra and Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune "Abortion opponents laud bill that would clamp down on pill ...

Four years on from the legislature's passage of a sweeping abortion ban, three bills before a Texas Senate committee could ...

Only Gov. Greg Abbott can call for a special session. But in his role presiding over the Texas Senate, Patrick can block any ...

Too late for many pregnant Texans, lawmakers might finally clarify exceptions to the state’s deadly bans—but advocates fear ...

Texas Republican Senator Bryan Hughes, the author of legislation that seeks to clarify Texas' near-total abortion ban, says the proposal has significant bipartisan support.

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