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  1. crime
    Texas Man Accused of Shooting Female Drivers, Believes They Are ‘Incompetent’Prosecutors say Nicholas D’Agostino has “a dim view of women.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  2. power
    Customs Agent Hassled Mother and Daughter for Having Different Last NamesA woman from Texas says an officer told her, “Maybe you should have taken your husband’s last name so you could prove you were her mom.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  3. crime
    Sheriff’s Deputy Sexually Abused Undocumented Woman’s 4-Year-Old Child: ReportOfficials say there may be other victims.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  4. sticker drama
    This Profane Anti-Trump Bumper Sticker Is Terrorizing a Texas TownThe local sheriff has sounded the alarm.
    By Lisa Ryan
  5. 7 Months Pregnant and Trapped in a Hurricane“I thought: My baby and I are going to drown.”
    By Lauren Lunar, As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  6. abortion rights 2017
    Trump Administration Threatens Abortion Access for Immigrant Minors in TexasThe ACLU is fighting one case in an emergency hearing.
    By Leah Rodriguez
  7. everyday sexism
    A Texas Official Was Reprimanded for Refusing to Meet With Female EmployeesHe skipped meetings with a colleague he feared “had romantic feelings for him.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  8. bicep envy
    Ted Cruz Is Very Impressed by the U.S. Coast Guard’s Muscles“Every one of them [is] ripped.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  9. reproductive rights
    Texas Judge Blocks Law Banning Common Abortion ProcedureA federal judge temporarily stopped the law from taking effect.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  10. hurricane harvey
    A Nurse on Rescuing Critically Ill Babies from Hurricane HarveyWhat it was like to evacuate premature newborns in Corpus Christi, Texas.
    By Lisa Ryan
  11. karma
    Watch Rep. Blake Farenthold Get Soaked by a Hurricane in Live InterviewMy dude looks miserable.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  12. politics
    Planned Parenthood Is Suing Texas Over Its Abortion-Procedure BanThey’re trying to reverse Texas’s ban of a common, safe abortion procedure.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  13. abortion access
    Here’s Why Texas Abortion Clinics Are Still Struggling to ReopenA year after a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling in their favor, only 3 of 24 clinics have reopened.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  14. politics
    What You Need to Know About the Sweeping Anti-Abortion Law Just Signed in TexasIt bans a common abortion procedure and requires fetal remains to be buried.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  15. women’s health
    Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Is Failing Texas TeensThe state has yet to adopt progressive policies that are working to reduce the teen-pregnancy rate elsewhere.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  16. offensive things
    Texas Middle-School Teachers Give Girl ‘Most Likely to Become a Terrorist’ AwardOnly one day after the Manchester terrorist attack.
    By Lisa Ryan
  17. reproductive rights
    Texas Passed an Intense Abortion-Restriction Bill Despite Supreme Court RulingBecause who cares about the Supreme Court, anyway?
    By Jenni Miller
  18. Teen’s Ex and His New Girlfriend Arrested Over Her Cyberbullying SuicideBrandy Vela shot herself after her ex reportedly posted naked pictures of her online.
    By Lisa Ryan
  19. sxsw diary
    A List of Personal SXSW HighlightsAnd arguably some lowlights.
    By Maggie Lange
  20. abortion rights
    Texas Lawmaker Proposes Fining Men $100 Every Time They MasturbateIn the face of Texas abortion restrictions, State Rep. Jessica Farrar has introduced a satirical bill giving men a taste of their own medicine.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  21. legal battles
    Judge Blocks Texas’s Attempt to Cut Medicaid Funding to Planned ParenthoodA federal judge issued a preliminary injunction and wrote a scathing opinion admonishing the state.
    By Theresa Avila
  22. Texas Mayor Is the State’s First Openly Trans Person to Serve in Elected OfficeJess Herbst has been New Hope’s mayor since May.
    By Lisa Ryan
  23. reproductive rights
    State Rep.: Criminalizing Abortion Would Women Force Women to Be ‘Responsible’Tony Tinderholt, the Texas lawmaker attempting to make abortion illegal in his state, spoke to the Texas Observer about his bill.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  24. abortion rights
    Planned Parenthood Takes Texas Back to CourtThe state is taking final steps to cut Planned Parenthood from its network of Medicaid providers.
    By Jenni Miller
  25. women’s health
    Texas Makes Final Move to Stop Funding to Planned ParenthoodHealth officials in Texas filed a legal notice to end the program’s Medicaid funding.
    By Theresa Avila
  26. Horrible Texas Rule Requiring Women to Cremate Fetal Remains Temporarily BlockedA judge issued a temporary restraining order against the regulations.
    By Lisa Ryan
  27. Abortion Activists Are Fighting Back Against Texas’s Fetal-Remains RuleThe lawsuit seeks to block the rule from being implemented.
    By Lisa Ryan
  28. steaming piles of bullshit
    Texas Is Handing Out an Abortion Booklet That’s Full of MisinformationMisinformational material.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  29. women’s health
    New Texas Health Rules Will Require Fetal Remains to Be Cremated or BuriedNew rules set to take effect mid-December prohibit hospitals or abortion providers from disposing of fetal remains in sanitary landfills.
    By Theresa Avila
  30. lgbt rights
    This Insane Bill Would Force Teachers to Out LGBT Students to Their ParentsIt entitles any Texas parent to information on their child’s “general physical, psychological or emotional well-being.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  31. women’s health
    Pregnancy-Related Deaths Doubled in Texas After Abortion Clinics ClosedFunny how those two things coincide.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  32. actually good things
    Thousands of Women in Texas Will Get Low-Cost IUDsThanks to a $2 million donation to Planned Parenthood.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  33. look book
    The Texan Who Wants to Go Into Fashion“Right now, I’m just trying to model and build up my résumé.”
    By Alexis Swerdloff
  34. crime
    Texas Mom Killed by Police After Shooting Her 2 DaughtersShe was a gun supporter and had a history of mental illness.
    By Catie L'Heureux
  35. abortion rights
    What Today’s Supreme Court Decision Means for Abortion RightsThe Supreme Court struck down two parts of a Texas law that placed restrictions on abortion providers.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  36. horrible things
    Lawsuit: White Boys Dragged a Black Girl by RopeA new lawsuit alleges the three white sixth graders injured their black classmate and administrators did nothing about it.
    By Catie L'Heureux
  37. bathroom police
    Man Attempts to Stop Woman From Using Women’s RestroomAn androgynous woman was followed into a restroom by a man making sure she wasn’t a man.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  38. shmashmortion
    Woman in Texas Forced to Deliver Stillborn BabyTime limits on abortions are more harmful than you think.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  39. Conservative Woman Could Impact Texas TextbooksUnsurprisingly, she does not believe in climate change.
    By Kat Ward
  40. shmashmortion
    The Supreme Court Will Hear A Challenge to Texas Abortion LawThe law could leave the state with only 10 abortion clinics.
    By Dayna Evans
  41. memorials
    Sandra Bland Will Have a Street Named in Her HonorUniversity Drive becomes Sandra Bland Parkway.
    By Dayna Evans
  42. sweet romance
    Texas Judge: Marry Your Girlfriend or Go to JailRomance isn’t dead.
    By Dayna Evans
  43. shmashmortion
    SCOTUS Temporarily Blocks Closing of Texas Abortion Clinics The Court issued a stay on the new law that would effectively shut down half of the state’s abortion clinics.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  44. high school
    Meet the First Trans Homecoming King in Texas“I wanted to show that a guy like me can live a normal life and still be visible in the community and be widely accepted.”
    By Hannah Smothers
  45. shmashmortion
    By Choice or Necessity, the Future of Abortions May Be at HomeIn countries where abortion is illegal, women are safely self-inducing. Maybe we should, too.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  46. shmashmortion
    Abortion Will Stay Barely Legal in TexasUntil it goes to the supreme court.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  47. teens of twitter
    #Lookadouche: Texas High School Students Revolt Over Sexist SpeakerThey tweeted their dissatisfaction with guest speaker Justin Lookadoo.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  48. memoirs
    Wendy Davis to Publish Memoir Before Governor RaceInevitable, still exciting. 
    By Kat Stoeffel
  49. shmashmortion
    Federal Judge Blocks Part of Texas Abortion LawAnd Rand Paul warns of abortion eugenics. 
    By Kat Stoeffel
  50. shmashmortion
    Ross Perot Steps Up for Beleaguered Texas Planned ParenthoodAnd soon Wendy Davis will, too. 
    By Kat Stoeffel
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