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Amanda Zurawski and Hollie Cunningham at press conference

Texas women face prosecution for abortions if new bill becomes law

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The Texas Senate has passed a new anti-abortion bill which would open the door to women being criminally prosecuted for obtaining an abortion — even in a different state.
Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas Capitol

VIDEO: ‘Dark day for Texas’ as Greg Abbott signs $1 billion school voucher law

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Gov. Greg Abbott signed his school voucher bill into law on May 3, celebrating with hundreds of supporters on the lawn of the Texas Governor’s Mansion.
TEXAS POLITICS - Courier Texas

At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance

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Students gathered for a joyful protest of the university system’s drag show ban.
Trump protest sign in Austin

VIDEO: May Day rally in Austin denounces Trump, celebrates workers

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With a raucous march from the Texas Capitol to Austin City Hall, hundreds of people rallied against the Trump administration on May Day.
TEXAS POLITICS - Courier Texas

Texas mom testifies against gun bill that would lower purchase age to 18

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In Texas, people must be at least 21 to buy a handgun from a licensed dealer — but Republican lawmakers want to change that. House Bill 2470, proposed by Rep. Wesley Virdell (R-Brady) and cosponsored by 20 other Republicans, lowers the age to possess a handgun to 18, despite firearms being the leading cause of death for children and teens aged 1-17, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “This bill passing would be a bomb being detonated,” Robin Breed, a member of Moms Demand Action, said during a House committee hearing for the bill on April 14. “ Those of us in this room opposing this bill will continue to raise our voices against these dangerous and deadly policies, despite many of you being unwilling to look at  facts and data and continually leaving your conscious at the door.”
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