Behind the Texas Abortion Law, a Persevering Conservative Lawyer

Jonathan Mitchell has never had a high profile in the anti-abortion movement, but he developed and promoted the legal approach that has flummoxed the courts and enraged abortion rights supporters.

Texas G.O.P. Passes Election Bill, Raising Voting Barriers Even Higher

The bill, which will tighten what were already some of the nation’s strictest voting rules, represents a major victory for Republicans in their nationwide push to overhaul elections.

Texas Republicans Reveal Bills of Far-Reaching Voting Restrictions

In their second attempt to pass a sweeping elections overhaul, Republican lawmakers followed the broad outlines of the first, including a wide range of measures to limit voting access.

Texas G.O.P. Races to Pass Voting Bill as State Democrats Push Back

Democrats in the Legislature pledged an all-out fight to try to stall the bill, which contains some of the strictest voting provisions in the country, and prevent it from passing by a midnight deadline.