News & Politics
February 28, 2023
Wendy Davis Returns to the Texas Capitol and a Whole New Political Landscape
Ten years after her historic filibuster, the former Democratic state senator will lead Planned Parenthood's political efforts
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Texas History
March 9, 2021
How Polly Abarca Fought to Bring Birth Control to South Texas
The nurse and activist helped secure the country’s first federal family-planning grant, which became a national model.
Politics & Policy
April 16, 2019
Sorting Fact From Fiction in the Story of Pro-life Celebrity Abby Johnson
'Unplanned,' a new film about Johnson's conversion from Planned Parenthood administrator to anti-abortion crusader, puts her back in the spotlight. But her story still doesn’t add up.
Politics & Policy
October 3, 2018
The Return of Planned Parenthood to El Paso
This city in West Texas was the largest in the country without a presence from the controversial health clinic.
The National Podcast of Texas
June 8, 2018
Here Comes Trouble: Cecile Richards
On our latest podcast, Andy Langer speaks with newly former president of Planned Parenthood and self-avowed troublemaker Cecile Richards.
Politics & Policy
March 29, 2018
Cecile Richards Plans Her Next Move
The Texan talks about Donald Trump and Clayton Williams, growing up in the Richards household, and what comes after being president of Planned Parenthood.
Health
March 13, 2017
Cecile Richards Talks Tech, Politics, And Planned Parenthood
The executive director of Planned Parenthood and daughter of former governor Ann Richards talks with 'Texas Monthly' at SXSW.
Politics & Policy
March 3, 2016
Whatever Happened To The ‘Unruly Mob’?
As HB2 lands at the Supreme Court, the activists on both sides that gathered at the Capitol in 2013 are still fighting their battles.
Health
January 26, 2016
Everything You Need To Know About The Planned Parenthood Videographer Indictments
That’s definitely not how anyone saw that investigation going.
Politics & Policy
October 23, 2015
Texas Official Gives Hints of Evidence Against Planned Parenthood
Stuart Bowen says the inquiry of Planned Parenthood is based, in part, on new evidence from a whistleblower.
Politics & Policy
October 21, 2015
The Latest Planned Parenthood Dustup
Why Texas may have a hard time removing Planned Parenthood from Medicaid.
The Daily Post
October 19, 2015
Can Texas Really Cut Funding To Planned Parenthood?
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has declared that it’ll no longer process reimbursements to the non-profit.
Politics & Policy
July 14, 2015
“I’d Say a Lot of People Want Liver”
Yikes, Planned Parenthood.
Politics & Policy
March 12, 2015
State Representative Proclaims His Status as a Former Fetus
A miniature controversy erupted Wednesday at the state capitol, when a Republican lawmaker covered the name plaque outside his office with a paper sign labeling him as a “Former Fetus.”
Health
January 8, 2015
Where Does HB2 Stand Now?
The controversial abortion law is still not fully in effect—but with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals hearing arguments this week, it’s final fate gets closer.
Politics & Policy
October 3, 2014
Most of Texas’ Abortion Clinics Closed Overnight
New restrictions on clinics go into effect while courts handle appeal.
Politics & Policy
January 9, 2014
Daughter of the Republic
Cecile Richards on abortion, women in office, and how Wendy Davis is different from her mom.
Politics & Policy
September 27, 2013
Planned Parenthood Files Lawsuit Over HB 2
It was inevitable, and now it's official: The abortion law that passed during the special session is officially the subject of a lawsuit.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Cecile Richards Stumps for Women’s Health Care at DNC
The president of Planned Parenthood and daughter of Texas Governor Ann Richards drew forty seconds of sustained applause when she mentioned her late mother.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Planned Parenthood Excluded from Women’s Health Program Until Trial
After several legal twists, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that Texas can now block Planned Parenthood from its Women’s Health Program.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Sixty Women’s Health Clinics Shuttered After Cuts
The state legislature slashed women's health funding by two thirds last session in an attempt to target Planned Parenthood. Now, a total of sixty clinics have closed, and only twelve of them were run by that organization.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
The Women’s Health Discussion Continues
TEXAS MONTHLY invited state senator Dan Patrick and state representative Donna Howard to tweet chat with executive editor Mimi Swartz about our August cover story on women's health.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Another Tumultuous Week for Planned Parenthood
Texas can now exclude Planned Parenthood from its Women's Health Program, after an appeals court judge reversed a lower court's injunction.
January 21, 2013
Two Texans Make Time Magazine’s Most Influential People List
Ron Paul and Cecile Richards were named among the most influential people in the world.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Planned Parenthood Turns Down $500K from Womanizing Author
Why did the cash-strapped organization turn down this hefty donation? Maybe because it was offered by controversial author Tucker Max, who has been called a misogynist—and worse.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Hutchison Criticizes Perry over Women’s Health Program Decision
Texas's senior Senator pushed for Rick Perry and the Obama Administration to work out their differences to ensure the Women’s Health Program can serve low-income women.
January 21, 2013
Perry’s Facebook Page Gets the Cramps
Thousands of women angry over cuts to women's health care in Texas expressed their outrage on Rick Perry's Facebook page.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
The Morning After Women’s Health Reform
A new state rule that bars Planned Parenthood clinics from being part of the Texas Women's Health Program took effect yesterday. So what does that mean for the program's future?
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Cecile Richards on the ‘Daily Show’
The Planned Parenthood president (and daughter of former Governor Ann Richards) talks contraception, sonograms, preventive health care, and sex education with Jon Stewart.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Komen Foundation Catches Flack for Cutting Funding to Planned Parenthood
The Dallas-based foundation faced swift criticism after news broke that it had cut off donations to Planned Parenthood.
Health
November 7, 2012
Where Things Stand with the Women’s Health Program
The confusing legislation and litigation, untangled.
News & Politics
November 1, 2012
The State of Women’s Health in Texas
For more than a year a feud has been brewing between the state of Texas and Planned Parenthood over coverage for the Women’s Health Program.
Eat My Words
October 22, 2012
Austin Chef Sonya Coté Named One of Marie Claire’s ‘Women on Top’
Austin chef Sonya Coté, executive chef of Hillside Farmacy and former chef of East Side Show Room, has been named one of Marie Claire’s “Women on Top,” an award that celebrates women under forty who are creatively reinventing their industries. Coté earned the distinguished honor for her valiant support of
Politics & Policy
July 31, 2012
Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives
In 2011 the Legislature slashed family planning funds, passed a new sonogram law, and waged an all-out war on Planned Parenthood that has dramatically shifted the state’s public health priorities. In the eighteen months since then, the conflict has continued to simmer in the courts, on the campaign trail, and
Health
March 9, 2012
War Against Women’s Health Care Strikes Close to Home
A combination of steep cuts to women’s health care and an impasse over federal Title X funds threatens to leave some 400,000 low income Texas women without access to cancer screenings and contraceptives.
February 17, 2012
Win the Weekend: How Many TCU Players Failed Their Drug Tests?
Plus, Josh Hamilton's first interview since his relapse, El Paso's Komen Race, and George H.W. Bush's hosiery.
Politics & Policy
February 3, 2012
Komen Foundation Reverses Course on Planned Parenthood Decision
But is it enough to calm the waters?
Politics & Policy
March 30, 2011
Pre-filed amendments to budget bills set the stage for culture wars on spending
The next several days of Texas House budget debate may be as much about the culture wars as state spending. Pre-filed amendments to the three budget-related bills before the House contain limitations on private school vouchers, funding for Planned Parenthood and directives to higher education to fund centers for traditional
Web Exclusive
June 30, 2010
Facts of Life
When my sixth-grade “little sister” asked me some tough questions, I had some of my own: How do you talk to teenagers about sex?
Politics & Policy
March 20, 2009
Showdown on Rider 56
All was sweetness and light when Steve Ogden convened the Senate Finance Committee at 9:30 a.m. today — but only because the shouting match over a rider making Planned Parenthood ineligible for women’s health care funds took place earlier behind closed doors. This session, Sen. Bob Deuell is carrying the
Politics & Policy
January 5, 2009
The fight from the right againt Straus
An anonymous commenter posted a list of Straus’s votes that did not sit well with social conservatives as a response to my article of Friday night, “Can Straus hold the votes?” I have researched the issues that Anonymous mentioned and will discuss them below. The comment begins: Unfortunately, Rep. Straus
Politics & Policy
June 30, 2003
Crosses to Bear
Every day the new politics of abortion play out at clinics like the one in Bryan–College Station, where emotions run high and Roe v. Wade is almost beside the point.
Politics & Policy
August 31, 1996
Health • Gloria Feldt
Family planner.