Texas abortion law: Answers to your questions | The Texas Tribune
WebJun 24, 2022 · Wade is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged Texas law that banned abortions except when needed to save the pregnant person’s life. Previously, the court’s decision in Roe guaranteed ...
Texas can’t secede from the U.S. Here’s why. | The Texas Tribune
WebJun 20, 2022 · No, Texas can’t legally secede from the U.S., despite popular myth. The theme of independence has recurred throughout the history of Texas, which was a republic from 1836–45. But the Civil War ...
New laws in Texas on Sept. 1: What you need to know - The Texas …
WebAug 31, 2021 · 666 new Texas laws go into effect Sept. 1. Here are some that might affect you. The new laws will affect abortion access, social studies curriculum and cities that trim the budgets of law ...
Texas state Sen. John Whitmire to run for Houston mayor in 2023
WebNov 18, 2021 · State Sen. John Whitmire announces he will run for Houston mayor in 2023. Whitmire, the longest-serving member of the Texas Senate, will first run for reelection to the chamber in 2022 before his ...
Meet five star reporters on the ProPublica/Texas Tribune …
WebFeb 27, 2020 · T-Squared: Meet five star reporters on the ProPublica/Texas Tribune investigative team. In the first wave of hires for our ambitious investigative partnership, we've added five standout reporters ...
Texas Supreme Court clears way for TEA to take over Houston ISD …
WebJan 13, 2023 · The Texas Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the state to potentially take control of the Houston Independent School District, which state education officials say has been plagued by ...
How Texas’ power grid failed in 2021 - The Texas Tribune
WebFeb 15, 2022 · How Texas’ power grid failed in 2021 — and who’s responsible for preventing a repeat. In the state’s power grid, electricity and natural gas are co-dependent. Here’s how the winter storm ...
Abortions in Texas by the numbers | The Texas Tribune
WebMay 9, 2022 · Around 9 out of every 1,000 Texas women of child-bearing age had an abortion each year from 2014-20, according to Census population data and abortion data from the Texas Health and Human Services ...
Seven ways climate change is already hitting Texans
WebMay 18, 2022 · Between 2000 and 2019, rising sea levels caused the Texas coastline to retreat, on average, about 1.25 meters, or about 4 feet, per year, according to a 2021 University of Texas Bureau of Economic ...
At least 45 Texas school districts shut down in-person classes due …
WebSep 3, 2021 · At least 45 small school districts across Texas have been forced to temporarily stop offering in-person classes as a result of COVID-19 cases in the first few weeks of the new school year ...