On Sept. 1, Texas enacted the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, cutting abortions in Texas by 50%.. The law, Senate Bill 8, which bans abortion after fetal cardiac actvity is present ...

What's not in the bill. Gone from the House's version of SB 8 is an attempt by the Senate to assuage rural Republicans, by giving a $10,000 credit to school districts with less than 20,000 ...

WASHINGTON — One year ago on Sept. 1, 2021, Texas’ Senate Bill 8 took effect and permanently altered the country’s abortion landscape, lending serious momentum to the national anti-abortion ...

Sheriffs of Texas counties with more than 100,000 residents would be mandated to request and enter partnerships with ICE — known as 287(g) agreements — under Senate Bill 8, filed by state Sen ...

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 8 into law in May, banning all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before most people know they are pregnant.These kinds of bans, known as ...

Sheriff’s offices across Southeast Texas are preparing to comply with Senate Bill 8, a new state law that will require local law enforcement agencies to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Senate Bill 8 would require sheriffs in large Texas counties to request 287(g) agreements with ICE, where local officers help federal agents enforce immigration law.

Senate Bill 8, authored by Sen. Charles Schwertner, would mandate counties with populations of 100,000 or more to participate in the federal 287(g) program, which allows local law enforcement to ...