https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/The latest news by Eleanor Klibanoff.enWed, 28 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/28/texas-abortion-pill-bill-dies/Proponents of SB 2880 have singled out Rep. Ken King, House State Affairs committee chair, for letting the bill languish.By Eleanor KlibanoffWed, 28 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/28/texas-abortion-pill-bill-dies/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/28/texas-trans-biological-sex-state-documents-bill/Many trans Texans have changed the sex listed on their birth certificate, driver’s licenses and other documents. They say their identities will be invalidated under bill headed to governor's desk.By Eleanor KlibanoffWed, 28 May 2025 01:18:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/28/texas-trans-biological-sex-state-documents-bill/A crowd gathered at a rally for Trans Day of Visibility at the Bexar County Courthouse listens to pediatrician Dr. Lulu in San Antonio in 2023.The crowd gathered at a rally for Trans Day of Visibility at the Bexar County Courthouse listens to pediatrician Dr. Lulu in San Antonio on March 31, 2023.Blaine Young for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/23/texas-legislature-abortion-pills-crackdown/The bill also contains a controversial provision that says it cannot be challenged in state court before it is enforced. It goes now to the House for a full vote.By Eleanor KlibanoffFri, 23 May 2025 12:27:01 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/23/texas-legislature-abortion-pills-crackdown/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/21/texas-el-paso-measles/Adults who are unsure whether they’re vaccinated can get additional shots, health experts say.By Eleanor KlibanoffWed, 21 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/21/texas-el-paso-measles/Shoppers on the sidewalk near downtown El Paso on Jan. 15, 2019.Shoppers on the sidewalk near downtown El Paso on Jan. 15, 2019Jorge Salgado for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/21/texas-abortion-exception-save-mothers/The bill does not expand abortion access, but further explains when a doctor can intervene to save a pregnant patient’s life.By Eleanor KlibanoffWed, 21 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/21/texas-abortion-exception-save-mothers/A few pieces of medical equipment are all that remain to be packed up inside the Alamo Women's Reproductive Service's Clinic in San Antonio on July 29, 2022. The clinic closed its doors and moved to Illinois and New Mexico to provide services there.A few pieces of medical equipment are all that remain to be packed up inside the Alamo Women's Reproductive Service's Clinic in San Antonio on July 29, 2022. The clinic is closing its doors and moving to Carbondale, Illinois and Albuquerque, New Mexico to provide services there.Alejandra Sol Casas for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/20/tribcast-texas-university-legislature/The gang talks about the Texas Legislature’s efforts to rein in universities, and all the changes at the top.By Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 20 May 2025 17:59:17 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/20/tribcast-texas-university-legislature/A student walks across the campus at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville on Aug. 20, 2020.Mark Felix for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/16/texas-us-supreme-court-foster-care/Lawyers representing foster children asked the high court to reinstate a contempt order against the state, and the judge who issued it.By Eleanor KlibanoffFri, 16 May 2025 15:41:31 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/16/texas-us-supreme-court-foster-care/Heart Galleries, portraits of adoptable children, on display at the Child Protective Services office at Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in Austin on Nov. 14, 2019.Heart Galleries, portraits of adoptable children, on display at the Child Protective Services office at Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in Austin on Nov. 14, 2019.Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/15/texas-homosexual-misconduct-ban-gay/An unlikely group of Republican allies joined Democrats to approve repealing the ban, which has been unenforced since 2003. It is the first time the bill has made it to the House floor since it was first proposed decades ago.By Eleanor KlibanoffThu, 15 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/15/texas-homosexual-misconduct-ban-gay/Activists and members of Austin's LGBTQ community gather on the steps of the Texas Capitol on June 28, 2017, to celebrate the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots, a key moment in the birth of the modern LGBT movement in America.Activists and members of Austin's LGBTQ community gather on the steps of the capitol to celebrate the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots. These riots signify a key moment in the birth of the modern LGBT movement in America. June 28, 2017.Austin Price for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/14/texas-abortion-illegal-arrest-houston-midwife/In an appeal filed this week, Maria Rojas’ attorneys accused Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office of a careless investigation.By Eleanor KlibanoffWed, 14 May 2025 16:34:52 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/14/texas-abortion-illegal-arrest-houston-midwife/A close-up of family planning pamphlets at Latinoamericana Medical Clinic in Spring on March 27, 2025. The clinic, part of Maria Margarita Rojas' network, remains closed after a Waller County judge granted a temporary injunction prohibiting the facility from providing medical services in March.A close-up of family planning pamphlets at Latinoamericana Medical Clinic in Spring, Texas, on March 27, 2025. The clinic, part of Maria Margarita Rojas' network, remains closed after a Waller County judge granted a temporary injunction prohibiting the facility from providing medical services.Hope Mora for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/13/texas-hov-lanes-mothers-legislature-pregnant-abortion/The bill originally allowed pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes, to be consistent with Texas abortion laws, but legislators extended it to all mothers.By Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 13 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/13/texas-hov-lanes-mothers-legislature-pregnant-abortion/A toll road in Austin on Dec. 17, 2019.A toll road in Austin on Dec. 17, 2019.Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/12/texas-abortion-pill-bill-state-court/The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be challenged in state court.By Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 12 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/12/texas-abortion-pill-bill-state-court/State Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, speaks on the Senate floor on March 25, 2025.State Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, speaks on the Senate floor on March 25, 2025.Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/10/texas-house-trans-bills-advance/If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply with that framework.By Eleanor KlibanoffSat, 10 May 2025 20:44:24 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/10/texas-house-trans-bills-advance/More than 300 activists and supporters marched from the Bexar County Courthouse to Crockett Park in “March for Us,” at the third annual celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility, on March 29, 2025, in San Antonio.Over 300 activists and supporters marched from the Bexar County Courthouse to Crockett Park in “March for Us,” San Antonio's third annual celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility, on Saturday, March 29, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/06/tribcast-texas-legislature/The biggest bill is already signed, but there are plenty of wars left to wage in the last month of the session.By Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 06 May 2025 15:11:31 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/06/tribcast-texas-legislature/Texas House of Representatives Members vote on an amendment on the House floor in Austin on April 16, 2025.Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/29/texas-senate-abortion-pill-bill/The bill gives the state new tools to try to stop the flow of abortion pills, but critics say it’s legally dubious on several fronts.By Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 29 Apr 2025 19:05:10 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/29/texas-senate-abortion-pill-bill/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/29/texas-senate-abortion-ban-clarification-bill/The bill, which must still go through the House, received unanimous approval from the upper chamber.By Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 29 Apr 2025 17:21:37 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/29/texas-senate-abortion-ban-clarification-bill/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/28/texas-dementia-research-funding/State lawmakers have been pushing the dementia fund for years, modeling it after a state fund for cancer research.By Eleanor Klibanoff and Terri LangfordMon, 28 Apr 2025 13:11:35 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/28/texas-dementia-research-funding/Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a press conference at the Capitol in Austin on April 23, 2025.Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a press conference at the Capitol in Austin on April 23, 2025.Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/22/texas-abortion-bill-clarification/The revised bill, which seeks to clarify when a doctor can perform medically necessary abortions, aims to address concerns from abortion advocates and conservative groups.By Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 22 Apr 2025 16:37:37 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/22/texas-abortion-bill-clarification/Senate Bill 31, which seeks to clarify Texas abortion laws, now heads to the Senate floor for a vote after receiving committee approval Tuesday. A companion bill awaits a vote from a House panel.A patient returns for a follow up appointment to make sure her abortion treatment was successful hours after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at the Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services abortion clinic in San Antonio on June 24, 2022.Kaylee Greenlee Beal for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/18/tribcast-paxton-cornyn/The gang welcomes back an old friend, Patrick Svitek, to preview Texas’ biggest political throwdown in years.By Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 22 Apr 2025 13:29:47 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/18/tribcast-paxton-cornyn/Incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (l.) is being challenged by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The two Republicans will face off in the 2026 primaries.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Sipa USA via REUTERS|Emil T. Lippe for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/14/texas-college-sports-nil-student-athletes/Already able to collect from private entities, athletes for the first time would be able to receive direct payments from universities under the proposal.By Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 14 Apr 2025 18:18:40 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/14/texas-college-sports-nil-student-athletes/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/14/texas-legislature-transgender-bills/The Senate voted Wednesday to give initial approval to a bill that would require buildings, including public schools and universities, among others to segregate private facilities, like bathrooms, by sex.By Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 14 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/14/texas-legislature-transgender-bills/Attendees wave a trans flag while marching at San Antonio's third annual celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility, on March 29, 2025.Attendees wave a trans flag while marching with over 300 activists and supporters from the Bexar County Courthouse to Crockett Park in “March for Us,” San Antonio's third annual celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility, on Saturday, March 29, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.Salgu Wissmath for The Texas Tribune