abortions

On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his official proclamation announcing a special legislative session. Texas lawmakers will be back in Austin starting on July 21. The session, which originally looked like it would focus on regulating THC, now includes several emergency preparedness topics.

There's no competitive bidding process through the state for pregnancy resource centers, faith-based groups and other nonprofits to get public money if they go through an organization like the Oklahoma Life Foundation.

Three related bills prompted substantial discussions in the Texas House and Senate this year. Two passed.

Billboard ads luring Texas providers to the north have been placed in Houston and Dallas.

Expanded clinic capacity and an influx of people traveling from other states fueled the increase in abortions, according to researchers.

A new group hopes to educate Oklahomans on the continued impacts of the state's near-total abortion ban.

A bill targeting abortion-inducing drugs passed the Oklahoma House floor on party lines with a vote of 77-19.

Authorities say Maria Margarita Rojas presented herself as a gynecologist without a medical license.

Oklahoma schools could be required to show students a fetal development video — such as a prominent one produced by an anti-abortion activism group.

Abortion is legal in Texas only when the life of the mother or a “major bodily function” is at risk. Doctors, who could face prison time for performing an abortion, have been seeking clarification on the exception.