The Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parents’ rights.
By Eleanor Klibanoff and Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent 'a fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.'
Although a state law passed in 2021 allows for a 30 day grace period, Planned Parenthood is awaiting word from lawyers about the current legality of abortions in Texas.
Gloria Trevi, the groundbreaking Mexican pop singer-songwriter, electrified Freeman Coliseum on Saturday, bringing feminist lyrics, scintillating dance moves and an array of…