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Biden cancels student loan debt for 25,800 more Texans
| April 12, 2024
Friday’s announcement is just the latest round of student debt cancellation enacted by the Biden administration, which has approved relief for more than 4.3 million people so far, including 216,920 people in Texas.
Here’s where to find reproductive care resources in DFW
| April 10, 2024
Reproductive care resources can be found throughout the DFW area. Here's everything you need to know about reproductive care resources in DFW.
Texas Democrats call on colleges to set aside financial aid money for immigrant families affected by FAFSA glitch
| April 9, 2024
TX Democrats are appealing to colleges to set aside financial aid funds for immigrant families unable to complete FAFSA. Here's what you need to know.
Far-right groups push to limit IVF access
| April 4, 2024
Groups like the Heritage Foundation are trying to take a “back-door” approach to restricting access to IVF by pushing for strict regulations that chip away at the ability of providers and patients to complete treatment.
A second Trump term could lead to abortion and IVF bans
| April 2, 2024
The former president has suggested he might support a 15-week nationwide abortion ban, cozied up to members of the anti-IVF movement, and is aligned with groups who want to further restrict reproductive freedom.
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in major abortion access case
| March 26, 2024
Tuesday’s hearing marks the first time the right-wing Court has listened to a case relating to abortion access since their decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022.
80% of House Republicans support plan to cut Social Security, ban abortion, and restrict IVF
| March 22, 2024
The Republican Study Committee’s proposed budget calls for cutting Social Security and Medicare and banning abortion after 15 weeks nationwide. It would also pose a threat to IVF and slash funding for rental assistance and programs that help build housing, and more.
Opinion: Rethinking public high schools would help us fill important STEM jobs locally
| March 15, 2024
We need a robust, highly skilled workforce in STEM to support the influx of major infrastructure projects cropping up across the country. The way to fix this is by starting at the high school level.
Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns
| March 13, 2024
The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting submitted his resignation Tuesday, less than a week after a report defended the department's response to the attack but outraged some family members of the victims.
Republicans endorsed by Abbott clinch House seats, fate of school vouchers remains uncertain
| March 12, 2024
Abbott’s push for school vouchers was blocked by Democrats and rural Republicans during the 2023 legislative session, but Abbott exacted revenge last week by unseating several of the bill's opponents.
Biden attacks GOP abortion bans, vows to restore Roe during State of the Union
| March 12, 2024
“Many of you in this chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom,” Biden said to Republicans. “My God, what freedoms will you take away next?”