Austin Bureau

Rep. Tom Oliverson of Cypress authored the House’s controversial law last year to ban gender transition care for transgender youth.

In Texas, most minors cannot get a prescription for birth control without permission from their parents.

Gov. Greg Abbott suggested over the weekend that Texas public school teachers should not be allowed to dress outside of traditional gender norms.

The arrests come as large protest encampments have cropped up and demonstrators have clashed with police at Columbia, Yale and other universities.

UT President Jay Hartzell said Wednesday that the university had stepped in to prevent students from similar attempts to “occupy” campus.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton did not make clear whether he is in New York for official state business or simply to attend the trial with Trump.

A plurality of Texas voters surveyed want the U.S. to balance support for Israel with the prevention of Palestinian civilian casualties.

He had said during the pro-Palestinian rally that he was pushed and tripped into an officer. His attorney said the contact was “absolutely not intentional."

In a statement, the Democrat made no mention of the FBI but maintained his innocence and said he still plans to run for reelection this fall.

Anti-abortion attorney Jonathan Mitchell filed the petition, which targets people who would have helped her get the procedure out of state.