Alexa Garcia-Ditta
The Texas Observer
Austin, TX, United States
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Medical Abortion Becomes More Accessible in Texas (Again)
UT researchers say new FDA label rules that allow abortion providers to easily prescribe medication abortions are lifting access burdens on Texans. → Read More
La Frontera Fund Joins Growing Circle of Abortion Access Groups
The volunteer-led South Texas group will help abortion patients who need to travel to and from the Rio Grande Valley for their procedures. → Read More
An End to Family Detention? Immigration Groups are Skeptical
A top ICE official told D.C. lawmakers ICE will end detention of women and children, but Texas immigrant rights groups are skeptical without more details. → Read More
Abortion in Texas Harder to Access, More Costly, After HB 2
University of Texas researchers found that legal abortion cost more, and was harder to access, after parts of Texas' anti-abortion law went into effect. → Read More
Wendy Davis Launches New Women's Initiative at SXSW
The former Texas state senator says her new venture, Deeds Not Words, will provide a "toolkit" for millennial women to tackle economic and social change. → Read More
Wendy Davis Launches New Women's Initiative at SXSW
The former Texas state senator says her new venture, Deeds Not Words, will provide a "toolkit" for millennial women to tackle economic and social change. → Read More
Immigration Raid Aid: What to Do If ICE Comes Knocking
Grassroots groups are hoping educational workshops can help Central Texas' undocumented moms and kids know their rights when la migra arrives. → Read More
How Will SCOTUS' Swing Judge Rule on Texas Abortion Case?
Anthony Kennedy is widely regarded as SCOTUS' "swing vote" on abortion. Based on his remarks during Wednesday oral arguments, here's what might happen. → Read More
The Texas Abortion Law Goes to Washington
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Texas' omnibus anti-abortion law, HB 2, on Wednesday as hundreds of activists gathered outside. → Read More
DSHS: Booting Planned Parenthood 'Consistent' with State
In a letter to Democratic lawmakers, Texas state health officials said booting Planned Parenthood from an HIV program was 'consistent' with state leaders. → Read More
Anti-Abortion Infighting Makes for Mud-Slinging House Races
Texas Right to Life, which bills itself as the underdog of the Texas anti-abortion movement, is going after some of the state's most stalwart Republicans. → Read More
Texas Senators Consider 'Wrongful Birth' Law
The Senate health committee took up Dan Patrick's interim charge to consider striking down a law that allows Texans to file "wrongful birth" claims. → Read More
Lawmakers Want Answers on Planned Parenthood Ouster
Texas Democrats have asked state officials to explain why they booted Planned Parenthood, on short notice, from a 30-year-old HIV prevention program. → Read More
HHSC to Press Forward with Licensing Child Detention Centers
The federal government has asked Texas to license immigration detention centers as child care facilities in order to keep the facilities' doors open. → Read More
More Medicaid Births, Less Contraceptive Access After Planned Parenthood Ouster
New research shows that Texas' family planning safety net has been severely damaged by anti-abortion lawmakers' ongoing crusade against Planned Parenthood. → Read More
UTSA Students Fight for Child Care at Downtown Campus
Campus officials say they don't have room for child care facilities at UT-San Antonio's downtown campus, but grad students aren't taking no for an answer. → Read More
Asylum-Seeking Mom Having Seizures in Detention
Immigration rights advocates say a Salvadoran woman detained after recently ramped-up ICE raids isn't getting the medical care she needs. → Read More
High Insurance Costs Keeping Texans Uninsured
A new survey found that Texans are better informed than ever when it comes to Obamacare, but that high costs are still keeping many uninsured. → Read More
The Texas Abortion Case, Explained
Forty-three years after Roe, another Texas abortion case will set the standard for abortion rights - or a lack thereof - in America for years to come. → Read More
The Texas Abortion Case, Explained
Forty-three years after Roe, another Texas abortion case will set the standard for abortion rights - or a lack thereof - in America for years to come. → Read More