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https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/b5IfIvI_is40C0xQlubWE0jhjck=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/777c8461b72deee488eb9129b0a7b034/Mail-in%20Ballot%20Travis%20County%20CP%20TT.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/sLyFNY6xD3Gn7_Q01AwniO3i0-k=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/777c8461b72deee488eb9129b0a7b034/Mail-in%20Ballot%20Travis%20County%20CP%20TT.jpg" alt="Ballot by mail clerk Jim Ragland organized ballot packages at the Travis County Elections Division in Austin in 2014. " class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Charlie Pearce for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-border-migrants-charges-dropped/">In latest blunder, charges dropped against migrants arrested in Texas governor’s border crackdown because of faulty paperwork</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-11-04 05:00 CDT"> Nov. 4, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The migrants were arrested for trespassing, but court documents failed to specify what property they allegedly trespassed upon. It’s the latest misstep in implementation of Greg Abbott’s border initiative, which has seen frequent violations of state law and disregard for due process rights. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-border-migrants-charges-dropped/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-border-migrants-charges-dropped/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HMUMxsZcsgQoW2esuyvQ77Yste0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e695240aa3602d55c35a6612fa94bd0a/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="A migrant is readied to board a law enforcement van after being apprehended by Department of Public Safety officers at a tra…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/03/texas-redistricting-state-court/">Texas’ new House map challenged in state court, expanding redistricting fight</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 3 Nov 2021 10:43:36 -0500" title="2021-11-03 10:43 CDT"> Nov. 3, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Mexican American Legislative Caucus is arguing that the new state House map violates the Texas Constitution. The lawsuit follows two legal challenges to the state’s new maps previously filed in federal court. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/03/texas-redistricting-state-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/03/texas-redistricting-state-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fpsLk-TW3pHm7odLGn43KLIYggo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/698d6ab9656b623e4cbc5cccc6edf206/House%20Floor%20Oct%2012%20MGO%20TT%2007.jpg" 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data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/texas-abortion-law-gun-rights/">Abortion providers and gun rights advocates are “strange bedfellows” in fight to strike down Texas’ new abortion law</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a> and <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 2 Nov 2021 18:17:50 -0500" title="2021-11-02 18:17 CDT"> Nov. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A gun rights group filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in opposition to Texas’ abortion law, fearful that similar statutes could be crafted in other states to target gun ownership. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/texas-abortion-law-gun-rights/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/texas-abortion-law-gun-rights/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lsz-UP-lc1Qw9aj62xxibJTPr0w=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b473a9484ffdb6c72bfebe9a50e4160/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%20TT%2029.jpg" alt="Anti-abortion supporters clash with pro-choice activists outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aoOmO6PRPWdG1xmZvuK4iLiamqs=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b473a9484ffdb6c72bfebe9a50e4160/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%20TT%2029.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lsz-UP-lc1Qw9aj62xxibJTPr0w=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b473a9484ffdb6c72bfebe9a50e4160/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%20TT%2029.jpg" alt="Anti-abortion supporters clash with pro-choice activists outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/supreme-court-texas-abortion-quotes/">Here’s what U.S. Supreme Court justices had to say about Texas’ abortion law</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 1 Nov 2021 19:56:54 -0500" title="2021-11-01 19:56 CDT"> Nov. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The proceedings on Monday revealed how attorneys representing abortion providers, Texas and the federal government are defending their cases and opened a window into how the justices might rule. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/supreme-court-texas-abortion-quotes/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/supreme-court-texas-abortion-quotes/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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<article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court-demonstrators/">“A pivotal day”: Texas abortion law’s Supreme Court hearings spur hope for some, fear for others</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bethany-irvine/">Bethany Irvine</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 1 Nov 2021 17:40:44 -0500" title="2021-11-01 17:40 CDT"> Nov. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Anti-abortion groups and reproductive rights activists faced off outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it heard Texas' abortion case. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court-demonstrators/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court-demonstrators/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NWGsgD-ltyHKLpTfLWBegb7zm_0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7190be5cd7528769e03867e0760a00fa/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%20TT%2038.jpg" alt="People wearing Handmaid's costumes stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/y2mcV84Hm1GUbqr9mgd2oKjDicg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7190be5cd7528769e03867e0760a00fa/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%20TT%2038.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NWGsgD-ltyHKLpTfLWBegb7zm_0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7190be5cd7528769e03867e0760a00fa/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%20TT%2038.jpg" alt="People wearing Handmaid's costumes stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/evan-young-texas-supreme-court/">Evan Young, former clerk to conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, appointed to Texas Supreme Court</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 1 Nov 2021 11:19:07 -0500" title="2021-11-01 11:19 CDT"> Nov. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Young replaces former Justice Eva Guzman, who resigned in June ahead of a campaign for attorney general. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/evan-young-texas-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/evan-young-texas-supreme-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Pv41kdxrIGTlejq-sFGcEh0xSXc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/33d079f62c7ba62a8ed62c3a3be7e88f/Texas%20Supreme%20Court%20MG%20TT%2013.jpg" alt="The Texas Supreme Court on Jan. 15, 2020. 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" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/rodney-reed-texas-death-penalty/">Rejecting claims of innocence, judge says Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should not get a new trial</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 1 Nov 2021 15:48:00 -0500" title="2021-11-01 15:48 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Doubts over Reed’s guilt in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites have lingered for more than 20 years and gained international attention. But a judge decided against recommending a new trial. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/rodney-reed-texas-death-penalty/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/rodney-reed-texas-death-penalty/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/c-BiaYfoVGUzLkz5rN5bzZH7D3M=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bb83d676afd0c20ce5b65b0164f6d8c1/Rodney%20Reed%20KXAN%20TT.jpg" alt="Rodney Reed was sentenced to death for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/eAb1DeMtnJhCYdyLpmAGGB6F10U=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bb83d676afd0c20ce5b65b0164f6d8c1/Rodney%20Reed%20KXAN%20TT.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3Jq4CpU3XFOycSC0NZ2nZnxvCMM=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bb83d676afd0c20ce5b65b0164f6d8c1/Rodney%20Reed%20KXAN%20TT.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RRiFVFFpZL8-DrfnOdN8-hNyCoU=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bb83d676afd0c20ce5b65b0164f6d8c1/Rodney%20Reed%20KXAN%20TT.jpg 1550w, 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xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Courtesy KXAN </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court/">Key U.S. Supreme Court justices express concern about Texas abortion law’s enforcement</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 1 Nov 2021 18:28:00 -0500" title="2021-11-01 18:28 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Six justices — including two who voted against blocking Senate Bill 8 when it first went into effect — voiced concern that other states could replicate the controversial law’s enforcement mechanism. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4rM6d1YpZjpXiVou2b7NGpjUgDM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7e00f6d973d7387a573591c7ff8c1b33/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%20TT%2028.jpg" alt="Anti-abortion supporters clash with pro-choice activists outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/Texas-abortion-restrictions-timeline/">How today’s near-total abortion ban in Texas was 20 years in the making</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kevin-reynolds/">Kevin Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 1 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-11-01 05:00 CDT"> Nov. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Since 2000, Texas lawmakers have reduced the number of abortions in the state by restricting access to the procedure. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/Texas-abortion-restrictions-timeline/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/Texas-abortion-restrictions-timeline/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IE5nFEN_R6Sh7-B5oGOziJ849S4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e267f6aaab5b41714acf155c15b13e23/Capitol%20File%20Oct%2020%20EL%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="The Texas Capitol in Austin on Oct. 19, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bmq3JC7TjLqVmCqNIsrdgG3R_PI=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e267f6aaab5b41714acf155c15b13e23/Capitol%20File%20Oct%2020%20EL%20TT%2015.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IE5nFEN_R6Sh7-B5oGOziJ849S4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e267f6aaab5b41714acf155c15b13e23/Capitol%20File%20Oct%2020%20EL%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="The Texas Capitol in Austin on Oct. 19, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Evan L'Roy for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court/">The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Texas’ near-total abortion ban Monday. Here’s what you need to know.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:15:41 -0500" title="2021-10-29 17:15 CDT"> Oct. 29, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The high court’s proceedings will focus on how Senate Bill 8 is enforced. It’s hard to predict what the court could decide, but its ruling will likely determine the future of abortion care in Texas and shape the legal battles to come. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8U3w_r-pGaMgnOAEFWccOu89JUQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/554bd228273fc5a7cff953c09cd8ad3f/US%20Capitol%20File%20EL%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="People take photos as a group of children listen to a tour guide at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 21, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-abortion-supreme-court/">Texas urges U.S. Supreme Court to allow near-total abortion ban to stand as Biden administration lawsuit unfolds</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:10:26 -0500" title="2021-10-21 14:10 CDT"> Oct. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The U.S. Department of Justice asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in on the ongoing case, but Texas argues that the federal government lacks the standing necessary to overturn the law. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-abortion-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-abortion-supreme-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uD3279bACJ2Ix_2Z5KKn_Xdps2E=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ff4676f72380107a199cb6b59d1ee9e1/SCOTUS%20Abortion%20-%20REUTERS.jpg" alt="An anti-abortion 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data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Allison Bailey via Reuters </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-ken-paxton-whistleblowers/">Appeals court allows whistleblower lawsuit from former employees who accused Ken Paxton of bribery to proceed</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:08:00 -0500" title="2021-10-21 12:08 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state 3rd Court of Appeals rejected the attorney general’s argument that the Texas Whistleblower Act doesn’t apply to him. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-ken-paxton-whistleblowers/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-ken-paxton-whistleblowers/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JCPGTM_xWPQOlf3f3fHV2Kbzw4o=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1f6a48f514a569b17340e914a063835f/Ken%20Paxton%20CPAC%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 27, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Kehz_y38EpFZbwHqUi73Nlw8Vyc=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1f6a48f514a569b17340e914a063835f/Ken%20Paxton%20CPAC%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JCPGTM_xWPQOlf3f3fHV2Kbzw4o=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1f6a48f514a569b17340e914a063835f/Ken%20Paxton%20CPAC%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 27, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Joe Skipper </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-legislature-2022-election/">Analysis: Texas legislators set the table for the 2022 elections</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-20 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The controversial issues you’ve heard Texas lawmakers debate for most of the year aren’t going away; many of them will be argued all over again during the 2022 elections. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-legislature-2022-election/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-legislature-2022-election/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UFht2Kr9Nz63U4JHRPRVgxHB1vE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f6f365ee20e88ea0c5a6e47ef907e4dc/House%20Floor%20Oct%2012%20MGO%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="State Representatives on the House floor debate over amendments to HB 1 on Oct. 12, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/18/texas-abortion-restrictions-supreme-court/">U.S. Supreme Court considers taking up abortion providers’ challenge to Texas’ near-total ban on the procedure</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/allyson-r-waller/">Allyson Waller</a> and <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-pollard/">James Pollard</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 18 Oct 2021 19:52:00 -0500" title="2021-10-18 19:52 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Providers want the Supreme Court to take the case before an appeals court hears it. The high court gave defendants, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, until Thursday to respond to the providers’ request. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/18/texas-abortion-restrictions-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/18/texas-abortion-restrictions-supreme-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GfztChRgCGc0Y0IaE-I2KzeXc4M=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9894214aba3ce0fde44cc3a7e0749aa0/SCOTUS%20Abortion%20Rally%20REUTERS.jpg" alt="Protestors joined several Democratic lawmakers outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2019, to show th…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Stefani Reynolds/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/texas-abortion-ban-biden-admin/">Biden administration to ask Supreme Court to stop enforcement of Texas’ near-total abortion ban</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neelam-bohra/">Neelam Bohra</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:06:06 -0500" title="2021-10-15 13:06 CDT"> Oct. 15, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Court decisions have gone back and forth on the law’s enforceability over several weeks. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/texas-abortion-ban-biden-admin/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/texas-abortion-ban-biden-admin/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/l_OBVHtJmQ4AOMTsVNilTAVnogw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e4e3aa1496c2480befccfb6b0b0c7104/US%20Capitol%20File%20EL%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="The Supreme Court in Washington on Sept. 21, 2021." 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xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/14/texas-supreme-court-school-vaccine-mandate/">Texas Supreme Court puts San Antonio school district’s vaccine mandate on hold</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:57:27 -0500" title="2021-10-14 17:57 CDT"> Oct. 14, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The halt comes after Gov. Greg Abbott expanded his ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates — which previously applied to cities, counties and school districts — to private employers. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/14/texas-supreme-court-school-vaccine-mandate/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/14/texas-supreme-court-school-vaccine-mandate/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TXi9E0Ig7JydJM9CjwgFsghwXlc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/47daa8b5237f804f7c92e82500ec7b2d/Ott%20Elementary%20COVID%20AG%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="School supplies are individually bagged in each cubbie in a classroom at Ott Elementary School on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/11/texas-abortion-bounty-hunters/">Analysis: Intentional loopholes in Texas abortion law draw a judge’s rebuke</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 11 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-11 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 11, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The judge who blocked enforcement of the new abortion restrictions in Texas said lawmakers knew it was unconstitutional and tried to prevent federal courts from saying so — and said he wanted to keep other states from copying the idea. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/11/texas-abortion-bounty-hunters/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/11/texas-abortion-bounty-hunters/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Stephen Spillman for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-abortion-appeal/">Appeals court allows Texas abortion law to resume, stopping federal judge’s order to block its enforcement</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 8 Oct 2021 22:42:00 -0500" title="2021-10-08 22:42 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Because of the way the law is written, it appears that clinics and doctors who performed abortions outlawed by the statute even while the block was in effect would now be vulnerable to lawsuits. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-abortion-appeal/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-abortion-appeal/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gTHx4d4SMioTHsv4sBmQGO6zjcs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/575b325488fc957f8084eab4a5f75c32/Womens%20March%20ATX%20MGO%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="Protestors stood at the front steps of the Capitol in opposition to SB 8 on Oct. 2, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/90aJROW0g5sJmhWFi3FRVnUA1Zw=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/575b325488fc957f8084eab4a5f75c32/Womens%20March%20ATX%20MGO%20TT%2003.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211105052702/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gTHx4d4SMioTHsv4sBmQGO6zjcs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/575b325488fc957f8084eab4a5f75c32/Womens%20March%20ATX%20MGO%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="Protestors stood at the front steps of the Capitol in opposition to SB 8 on Oct. 2, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/Texas-abortion-law-providers/">At least one major Texas abortion provider resumes procedure lawmakers tried to prohibit, after judge blocks near-total ban</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 7 Oct 2021 16:45:00 -0500" title="2021-10-07 16:45 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The ruling late Wednesday from U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman doesn’t protect providers who perform abortions while the Texas law makes its way through the courts. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/Texas-abortion-law-providers/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211105052702im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/courts/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211105052702/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/Texas-abortion-law-providers/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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