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Catholics make last-minute appeal of execution in Texas
Catholics are asking the governor of Texas to halt an execution scheduled for Wednesday evening. Read more
Texas governor signs ‘heartbeat’ bill into law
The governor of Texas on Wednesday signed a ban on most abortions conducted after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. Read more
Catholic Charities pushes back against ‘inaccurate’ viral video of migrant children
Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley on Thursday said a viral video of their work with migrant children on the U.S.-Mexico... Read more
Texas Catholics press through winter storm to help neighbors
Amid a winter storm that brought freezing temperatures and widespread power outages to much of Texas, Catholics are stepping up... Read more
Supreme Court rules favorably toward inmate requesting priest at execution
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled favorably toward a Catholic death row inmate requesting the presence of a priest at... Read more
Federal court says Texas can withhold Medicaid from Planned Parenthood
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that abortion providers and their customers cannot challenge Texas’ decision to withhold Medicaid... Read more
Appeals court rules against Texas ban on ‘dismemberment abortions’
A three-judge appeals court panel on Tuesday struck down a Texas law that bans dilation-and-evacuation abortions. Read more
Texas grand jury indicts Netflix for 'Cuties'
Netflix has been indicted by a grand jury in Texas on charges of “lewd visual material” in the film “Cuties.”... Read more
Texas asks court to allow dismemberment abortion ban until further ruling
Texas officials have asked the Fifth U.S. Court of Appeals to allow the state to enforce its ban on a... Read more
Austin cuts police budget, increases abortion funding
The Diocese of Austin has condemned the Austin City Council’s decision to increase funding for abortion access in the city... Read more
Texas attorney general: Religious schools exempt from local COVID rules
The attorney general of Texas on Friday told religious private schools in the state that local governments are not allowed... Read more
Texas pro-life Democrat wins run-off primary election
Pro-life State Sen. Eddie Lucio won his Democratic primary race on Tuesday, after being the target of aggressive negative campaigning... Read more
Pro-life Texas Democrat says racial slurs won't stop his pro-life advocacy
A pro-life Texas state senator running for re-election says he won’t be deterred by racial slurs directed against him by... Read more
Congressmen want 'disturbing' death of Michael Hickson investigated
Two members of Congress are calling for an investigation into the death of Michael Hickson, a 46-year-old Black man who... Read more
Texas' Bishop Flores criticizes Planned Parenthood for anti-Mexican ethnic slur
The Bishop of Brownsville, Texas has criticized Planned Parenthood and pro-choice political organizations in the state for use of anti-Mexican... Read more
Supreme Court stays Texas execution over chaplain dispute
The Supreme Court stayed the execution of a man in Texas after the state’s Department of Corrections refused to allow... Read more
Texas ends emergency ban on elective abortions, but questions remain
The controversy over whether Texas abortion clinics must comply with coronavirus-related emergency orders to halt elective surgeries statewide has now... Read more
Federal court says chemical abortions can continue despite Texas order
Chemical abortions in Texas will continue during the coronavirus pandemic after the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday... Read more
Texas coronavirus abortion rule back in effect, after court grants stay
A Texas order prohibiting most abortions during the novel coronavirus pandemic is temporarily back in effect, after the Fifth U.S.... Read more
Federal judges stop states designating abortion 'non-essential'
Federal judges in Texas, Alabama, and Ohio on Monday halted state rules that would limit or halt entirely abortions during... Read more
