A group of 111 OB-GYNs in Texas sent a letter to state leaders on Sunday, urging them to change abortion laws that they say are blocking them from delivering lifesaving care to pregnant women. They’re begging lawmakers to re-evaluate policies that hinder the most basic function of
Keith Lee, the wildly popular food critic with more than 16 million TikTok fans — who was recently parodied on Saturday Night Live — just dropped some major news: He’s moved to Texas. On Saturday afternoon, he took to TikTok to share the life update. “It’s official. The cat is
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold Texas’s draconian emergency abortion ban isn’t just a setback for reproductive freedoms in America — it’s a five-alarm fire. This November, voters across the country have the chance to fight back. Reproductive freedoms will be a make-
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 integral (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs,
Another day, another report of a woman dying because of Texas’ steadfast refusal to grant half the population bodily autonomy. This time, the victim was Nevaeh Crain, a pregnant 18-year-old East Texas resident, who died after three separate emergency room visits in October of 2023. Each time, ProPublica
On Oct. 10, former President Barack Obama stepped back into the political fray. Former President Donald Trump had spent weeks dominating news cycles with lies about Haitian-born immigrants eating neighbors’ pets in Ohio, lies about Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris being a Marxist, and still more lies about the
Earlier this year, a Georgia woman named Amber Thurman became the country’s first “preventable” death following the overturn of Roe v Wade. This week, Texas got its own case. Josseli Barnica, a 28-year-old Honduran mother in Houston, died in 2021 after suffering a miscarriage at 17 weeks
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has officially pulled an attack ad in which he was accused of using a photo of two students — both minors — without permission, according to Chron.com. The transphobic ad features images of the two girls from Oregon at a track meet next to a photo
(Editor’s note: This is Part I of a series. Looking for a voting guide on abortion rights? Find key races and legislators’ voting history here.) Texans’ lives are on the line this election cycle. Josseli Barnica, of Houston, died of an infection in 2021, three days after doctors failed
In Texas, support for abortion rights isn’t always consistent along party lines. Here's a look at the legislators who voted on Senate Bill 8, which outlawed abortion after six weeks and House Bill 1280, which made providing abortions a felony. We also put together a list of
If you need more proof that Elon Musk is a weirdo, look no further than a recent piece by The New York Times about how he’s developed a multi-mansion compound in Austin big enough for his own personal baby-making factory. The Times reports that Musk now has
Among the Carrizo Comecrudo people of Texas, it is said that the state’s rivers are like ancestors. As they flow toward the sea, they bring their abundance, their beauty, and their knowledge with them. In South Texas, the place where these rivers meet and empty into the Gulf of