Author: Madlin Mekelburg, Austin American-Statesman

Abortions are illegal in Texas again, now that the state Supreme Court blocked a court order permitting abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Abortion providers decried the justices’ ruling, calling it a failure of the court system: “This ban does not change the need for abortion in Texas.”

In the first week after the law went into effect, the number of average daily requests made to Aid Access from people in Texas increased by 1,180%.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Texas over the abortion ban in September and could appeal Thursday’s decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Officials in Texas are conducting a “comprehensive forensic audit” of the 2020 general election after former President Donald Trump’s request.

House Speaker Dade Phelan on Tuesday signed 52 civil arrest warrants for Democrats who left the state in July and continue to deny the body a quorum.

Fetal heartbeat may be detected at 6 weeks after a woman’s period, before some realize they’re pregnant. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the ban Wednesday.