Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) praised the Supreme Court for allowing a Texas law to take effect on Tuesday that would allow state law enforcement to arrest people they suspect are illegally entering th
Under the proposed rule, doctors would have to use their judgment and document to the Texas Medical Board why they believe an abortion is necessary. But some say the TMB could give clearer guidelines to the Texas medical community.
On Monday's show: The Texas Medical Board has published guidance for doctors about how to define what constitutes a medical exception under the state’s strict abortion ban. We learn what that guidance entails and some of the legal questions it raises. And we break down UH's overtime win against Texas A&M in the NCAA tournament.
Eva Burch, who gave 10-minute speech on state senate floor, may be first pregnant state lawmaker to detail plans since fall of RoeWhen Eva Burch learned that her pregnancy was not progressing and decided to have an abortion, Burch and her husband quickly made another decision: Burch, who is a Democratic state senator in Arizona, was going to speak up about it – from the floor of the state senate.On Monday, as her voice shook and a group of women surrounded her, Burch gave a 10-minute speech...
SB 4 allows Texas judges to deport a person in lieu of criminal proceedings and local law enforcement to ask people about their immigration status.
SANDERSON, Texas (AP) — During the nine hours that Texas was allowed to arrest and deport people who illegally enter the U.S., Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland never changed his tactics with migrants in his remote border county. Not because he opposes the idea. There's just no practical way to do it, said the sheriff of Terrell []
The nine hours that Texas was allowed to arrest and deport migrants who illegally enter the U.S. provided a glimpse at what sort of obstacles law enforcement agencies in the state face
SANDERSON, Texas (AP) — During the nine hours that Texas was allowed to arrest and deport people who illegally enter the U.S., Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland never changed his tactics with […]
Democratic Arizona state Senator Eva Burch made headlines last week after speaking on the floor of the state Senate about her plans to obtain an abortion after receiving news that her pregnancy was nonviable. Arizona has banned all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. “I felt like it was really important for me to bring people along, so that people could really see what this looks like,” says Burch, a former nurse practitioner who worked at a women’s health clinic before running for office,...
Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect, a federal appeals court let an earlier injunction stand. SB 4 lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A federal appeals court late Tuesday night stopped a state law allowing Texas police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border — hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed it to go into effect.