Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The second anniversary of the 2022 Dobbs decision at SCOTUS sees the almost-complete eradication of abortions in Texas - at least those that are legal or safe: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/24/abortion-dobbs-anniversary-pregnancy-complications/

...The Texas Medical Board provided minor and largely useless new reporting guidelines on medically-necessary abortions for doctors on Friday: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-texas-exceptions-doctors-a14839a308b3d7779b83677b1be7fa1c

...While a new horror emerges in forced C-section operations for stillborn fetuses: https://www.reckon.news/family/2024/04/from-forced-c-sections-to-delayed-miscarriage-care-here-are-5-ways-abortion-bans-are-changing-pregnancy-care.html

Over the two years since the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas DPS has gone to extraordinary lengths NOT to release any data to the press: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/yall-itics/uvalde-shooting-dps-data-evidence-lawsuit/287-4a840e02-4d87-436a-9529-12deb00c0134

SCOTUS counters the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, deciding that allowing domestic abuse suspects to keep their guns is a bad idea after all: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/21/supreme-court-guns-domestic-violence-rahimi/

Robert Morris' 2005 book acknowledges he left the ministry for two years, but glosses over the reason, which was the complaint from his child sexual assault victim - while new legislation extending the statute of limitations on child sex crimes may be coming next year: https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/crime/287-62013cc8-9fcc-45a6-b2a3-8cc90bc58905

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It's Pride Month! Check out the history of Pride and a full calendar of events happening across Texas throughout the month: https://progresstexas.org/blog/deep-heart-pride-celebration-pride-month-texas

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