Texas House passes law that would create ‘bounty hunter’ system to limit access to abortion medication

‘I’m not a lawyer, but it doesn’t take a lawyer to see when the Constitution is being put through a paper shredder,’ one opponent of the bill said.

by Sanford Nowlin August 29, 2025September 1, 2025

‘I’m not a lawyer, but it doesn’t take a lawyer to see when the Constitution is being put through a paper shredder,’ one opponent of the bill said.

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Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be challenged in state court.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 12, 2025June 13, 2025

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Abortion opponents laud bill that would clamp down on pill providers and out-of-state abortions

Some health care providers in support of Senate Bill 2880 said people who are mailed abortion pills aren’t given instructions and do not receive follow-up care.

by Pooja Salhotra and Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune March 28, 2025April 30, 2025

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Republican judge orders New York doctor to pay fine, stop providing abortion pills in Texas

The ruling likely sets up a court showdown over laws that allow doctors to prescribe abortion meds by mail.

by Sanford Nowlin February 14, 2025April 30, 2025

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With lawsuits and legislation, Texas Republicans take aim at abortion pills

More than 2,800 Texans are getting abortion pills through the mail from out-of-state every month, prompting a lawsuit and legislation seeking to end the practice.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune January 7, 2025July 27, 2025

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Texas bill would reclassify abortion drugs as controlled substances

The bill is modeled after a Louisiana law that doctors say has created chaos for other gynecological issues best treated by these drugs.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune November 25, 2024March 25, 2025

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U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restores access to abortion pill

The five-day administrative stay from Justice Samuel Alito gives the Supreme Court time to consider the case next week.

by Eleanor Klibanoff and Raul Trey Lopez, The Texas Tribune April 15, 2023August 16, 2023

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Abortion drug remains approved, with restrictions, appeals court rules

Mifepristone will remain on the market, but approved only for use up to seven weeks of pregnancy, versus 10 weeks, and it cannot be prescribed by telehealth or mailed, which were already illegal in Texas.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2023August 16, 2023

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3 Texas women sued for wrongful death after allegedly helping friend obtain abortion medication

In the first lawsuit of its kind since Roe v. Wade was overturned, a husband seeks damages from women who allegedly helped his ex-wife obtain the medications to terminate her pregnancy.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune March 10, 2023March 3, 2024