Texas Midwife Charged in Abortion Case

Texas Midwife Charged in Abortion Case

A midwife and an associate have been arrested and charged with illegally performing abortions in greater Houston, according to court records and the Texas attorney general, apparently the first criminal arrests of abortion providers since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Ken Paxton, the attorney general in Texas, said in a statement … Read more

Rising Democratic Star Enters Race to Fill Houston House Seat

Rising Democratic Star Enters Race to Fill Houston House Seat

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said Monday he was running for the vacant U.S. House seat of Representative Sylvester Turner, who died this month, hoping to capture a heavily Democratic district and chip away at the Republicans’ narrow majority. Mr. Menefee, 36, is the first candidate in what is likely to be a contested, nonpartisan … Read more