San Antonio residents stage a downtown protest against the state's abortion restrictions.

After years of silence, Texas Medical Board issues training on how to legally provide abortions

The course includes examples of when abortion is permitted to protect the life of the patient, but many experts say pregnancy complications are impossible to capture in a brief presentation.

by Cassandra Jaramillo, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser, ProPublicaFebruary 7, 2026February 7, 2026

The course includes examples of when abortion is permitted to protect the life of the patient, but many experts say pregnancy complications are impossible to capture in a brief presentation.

A pro-choice billboard along Interstate 10 outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico on Aug. 8, 2022,

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Galveston man sues California doctor under new Texas law allowing lawsuits over abortion pills

Under House Bill 7, a private citizen who successfully sues an abortion pill provider can receive up to $100,000 from the defendant.

by Zahiyah Carter, The Texas TribuneFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 2026

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AG Ken Paxton sues another out-of-state provider accused of illegally sending abortion-inducing pills to Texans

In 2024, Texas also sued a New York provider accused of prescribing abortion pills, but her state’s law has shielded her from prosecution.

by Aidan Johnstone January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

A photo of Tierra La’Nesa Walker and her son, JJ, sits on a desk in her bedroom at home, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in San Antonio. Walker died in December, after being unable to terminate a pregnancy that caused her to experience seizures, blood clots and hypertension.

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A pregnant San Antonio mother kept getting sicker. She died after she couldn’t get an abortion in Texas.

ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.

By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser, photography by Lexi Parra for ProPublica November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

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Texas remains nation’s most uninsured state, new study finds

Texas also ranked as having the nation’s second-worst healthcare system. Only Mississippi’s is worse.

by Michael Karlis June 24, 2025July 18, 2025

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Texas Senate passes bill that clarifies when abortions can be performed legally

‘I want to believe this bill will make things better, because it’s hard to believe that things could be much worse,’ Sen. Sarah Eckhardt said.

by Michael Karlis April 30, 2025May 12, 2025

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Amended bill clarifying Texas abortion laws receives Senate panel approval

The revised bill, which seeks to clarify when a doctor can perform medically necessary abortions, aims to address concerns from abortion advocates and conservative groups.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 23, 2025May 22, 2025

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Abortion-rights group convinces Texas lawmakers to amend bill that could have opened women to prosecution

A bill touted as legislation to clarify the state’s abortion ban also could have allowed authorities to prosecute women who seek the procedure out of state.

by Michael Karlis April 22, 2025June 1, 2025

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Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnancies

For the first time since Texas outlawed nearly all abortions, lawmakers are clarifying the ‘life of mother’ exception. But they don’t plan to address cases where the fetus won’t survive.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 11, 2025April 22, 2025

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Republican abortion laws are ‘torturing women.’ Can the GOP fix its own crisis?

Too late for many pregnant Texans, lawmakers might finally clarify exceptions to the state’s deadly bans—but advocates fear the current bills could also pose a new threat.

by Mary Tuma, The Texas Observer March 31, 2025April 23, 2025

News

Texas’ first abortion arrests stem from monthlong attorney general investigation

These represent the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune March 20, 2025March 26, 2025

News

Houston-area midwife arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions

This represents the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune March 17, 2025April 18, 2025

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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

by Lizzie Presser, Andrea Suozzo, Sophie Chou and Kavitha Surana, ProPublica February 20, 2025July 4, 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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Women harmed by Texas’ abortion ban demand clear language about when a mother’s life is at risk

Advocates said they also fear more restrictions by local lawmakers emboldened by President Trump.

by Michael Karlis January 21, 2025July 4, 2025

News

San Antonio City Council approves Reproductive Justice Fund — sort of

Although the fund was approved, it won’t fund travel expenses for out-of-state abortions.

by Michael Karlis November 22, 2024June 20, 2025

News

A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms

It took 20 hours and three ER visits before doctors admitted the pregnant 18-year-old to the hospital as her condition worsened. She’s one of at least two women who died under Texas’ abortion ban.

by Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana November 1, 2024July 31, 2025

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A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a crime to intervene in her miscarriage

Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.

by Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana, ProPublica October 30, 2024April 3, 2025

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Texas Rep. John Lujan reaffirms he’d want daughter to birth child if she’d been raped

Lujan made his comments during a San Antonio candidate forum and received jeers from women in the crowd.

by Michael Karlis October 9, 2024November 5, 2024

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Texas Democrat Colin Allred outraises Ted Cruz as campaign heads into home stretch

Word of Allred’s fundraising blitz comes as a series of polls show a tight race.

by Michael Karlis October 9, 2024November 11, 2024

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Texas abortion ban

After years of silence, Texas Medical Board issues training on how to legally provide abortions

Galveston man sues California doctor under new Texas law allowing lawsuits over abortion pills

AG Ken Paxton sues another out-of-state provider accused of illegally sending abortion-inducing pills to Texans

A pregnant San Antonio mother kept getting sicker. She died after she couldn’t get an abortion in Texas.

Texas remains nation’s most uninsured state, new study finds

Amended bill clarifying Texas abortion laws receives Senate panel approval

Abortion-rights group convinces Texas lawmakers to amend bill that could have opened women to prosecution

Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnancies

Republican abortion laws are ‘torturing women.’ Can the GOP fix its own crisis?

Texas’ first abortion arrests stem from monthlong attorney general investigation

Houston-area midwife arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

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

Women harmed by Texas’ abortion ban demand clear language about when a mother’s life is at risk

San Antonio City Council approves Reproductive Justice Fund — sort of

A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms

A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a crime to intervene in her miscarriage

Texas Rep. John Lujan reaffirms he’d want daughter to birth child if she’d been raped

Texas Democrat Colin Allred outraises Ted Cruz as campaign heads into home stretch