Texas Republican Senator Bryan Hughes, the author of legislation that seeks to clarify Texas' near-total abortion ban, says the proposal has significant bipartisan support. Hughes said he has seen "no ...

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have filed legislation in the Texas Senate and House to clarify medical exemptions to the ...

Abortion is legal in Texas only when the life of the mother or a “major bodily function” is at risk. Doctors, who could face ...

Legal experts said the new language would give doctors greater confidence that they can intervene during especially dangerous ...

In 2021, Texas lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban. The Texas Heartbeat Act allows an exception only if a pregnant ...

Local advocates say the arrest is an attack on not just abortion care but also immigrant communities.

Effort aims to make it easier for doctors to save a mother’s life when an abortion is medically necessary, Texas lawmakers ...

A bill filed Friday and backed by top Republicans aims to give doctors more leeway to treat pregnant patients in medical ...

Texas lawmakers are hoping new bills will clear up the confusion over medical exceptions to the state's near abortion ban. The legislation comes after critics blamed uncertainty over the law for ...

A Houston-area midwife has been charged with performing illegal abortions in violations of a Texas state law that nearly bans ...

Texas Republicans in the Senate have filed a bill that aims to make it more clear when a doctor can intervene to save a pregnant patient’s life, despite the state’s near-total abortion ban.

The two arrests in greater Houston appear to be the first time health care providers have been charged with violating ...