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VIDEO: Reproductive rights take center stage in Texas Senate race
| October 31, 2024
US Rep. Colin Allred is running his Senate campaign on restoring reproductive rights for Texas women. Here’s where Allred and incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz stand on the issue.
Want to follow election results like a pro? Here’s what to watch in key states.
| October 31, 2024
Here's how you can keep up to date with election results in key states on November 5.
‘MAHA’: What to know about the ‘movement’ gaslighting health and wellness followers in the US
| October 31, 2024
Here’s who RFK’s “health and wellness” political campaign is trying to reach, and why.
Op-Ed: It’s time to turn the page on Ted Cruz
| October 30, 2024
Former Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, a lifelong Republican, endorsed US Rep. Colin Allred in his race to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz.
A Texas woman died after the hospital said it’s a ‘crime’ to intervene in her miscarriage
| October 30, 2024
ABORTION | HEALTHCARE | parenting | politcal | Repro Rights | reproduction rights | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | women's health
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medical team said it couldn’t act until the fetal heartbeat stopped. Josseli Barnica grieved the news as she lay in a Houston hospital bed on Sept. 3, 2021: The sibling she’d […]
Daylight saving time ends this weekend. This is how to prepare for the potential health effects.
| October 30, 2024
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time next Sunday, Nov. 3, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Here's what to know.
Op-Ed: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
| October 29, 2024
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
Dozens of ex-Trump administration officials have spoken out against him or oppose his campaign
| October 29, 2024
Dozens of former Trump administration officials — including his former VP Mike Pence, former Chief of Staff John Kelly, and two of his former defense secretaries — have denounced the Republican nominee, with many instead endorsing Kamala Harris for president.
What’s new and what to watch for in the upcoming ACA open enrollment period
| October 29, 2024
In most states, the ACA's annual open enrollment season for health plans begins Nov. 1 and lasts through Jan. 15. Here's what you need to know.
VIDEO: David Hogg joins North Texas block walk
| October 28, 2024
Political activist David Hogg joined a block walk in Richardson for Averie Bishop on Oct. 19, where he talked to Courier Texas about Leaders We Deserve, a grassroots organization he co-founded that is dedicated to electing young progressives to Congress and state legislatures across the country. Bishop, a Democrat, is running for the District 112 […]
VIDEO: Why Prop U is facing criticism in Dallas
| October 28, 2024
Does Dallas need more cops? Nonprofit Dallas HERO thinks so. That’s why they’ve petitioned to get Prop U — an amendment that requires the city to hire more officers — on the ballot. Critics say it could cut funding for other needed city services.
Powerful art that mobilizes Gen Z: The “We The Future” campaign is inspiring new voters across America
| October 28, 2024
Amplifier and Good Trouble Collaborative have partnered with exciting artists to create the “We The Future” campaign, geared towards uplifting and inspiring Gen Z voters ahead of the 2024 election.