https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jessica-shuran-yu/The latest news by Jessica Shuran Yu.enFri, 12 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/12/texas-abortion-pill-private-lawsuits-legal-fight/HB 7, which passed the Legislature this month, allows private citizens to sue abortion pill providers and manufacturers, mirroring a 2021 law that allows private enforcement of abortion bans.By Jessica Shuran YuFri, 12 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/12/texas-abortion-pill-private-lawsuits-legal-fight/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/10/texas-reunification-therapy-legislature-house-bill-3783/Opponents of reunification therapy say it can psychologically harm children, while supporters say it’s unnatural for children to reject parents.By Jessica Shuran YuWed, 10 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/10/texas-reunification-therapy-legislature-house-bill-3783/Tiffanie O'Brien, right, and her daughter, Abbey, in their neighbor’s home near Lake Austin on Aug. 8, 2025. Both women testified in favor of banning reunification therapy, a form of court-ordered family therapy that Abbey was ordered to do in 2024.Tiffanie O'Brien, right)=, looks toward her daughter, Abbey, as they sit in their neighbor’s home near Lake Austin on Aug. 8, 2025. Both women testified in favor of banning reunification therapy, a form of court ordered family therapy that Abbey started going into her final year of high school in 2024. Abbey and her mom were separated for several months without a way to communicate with one another so that Abbey could spend time with her dad.Lorianne Willett for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/03/texas-cultivated-meat-lab-grown-ban-lawsuit/Two California-based companies accuse the state of government overreach for banning the sale of their products for the next two years.By Jessica Shuran YuWed, 03 Sep 2025 14:12:36 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/03/texas-cultivated-meat-lab-grown-ban-lawsuit/Roy Mills checks on the cattle at J&R Mills Family Farms in Nacogdoches County on Feb, 26, 2025.Roy Mills checks on the cattle at J&R Mills Family Farms, on Wednesday February 26, 2025, in Nacogdoches County.Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/02/texas-house-representative-jodie-laubenberg-dies/Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, announced her passing Monday, calling her “one of the first and most effective fighters” for the anti-abortion movement.By Jessica Priest and Jessica Shuran YuTue, 02 Sep 2025 14:54:24 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/02/texas-house-representative-jodie-laubenberg-dies/Then-state Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, R-Parker, speaks at a press conference at the Texas Capitol on Jan. 25, 2017.Then-state Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, R-Parker, speaks at a press conference at the Texas Capitol on Jan. 25, 2017.Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/25/texas-cultured-lab-grown-meat-ban/Starting Sept. 1, cultured meat sales will be banned for the next two years even though the product isn’t ready to be sold at a large scale.By Jessica Shuran YuMon, 25 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/25/texas-cultured-lab-grown-meat-ban/A cow fed on grass and food pellets at Powell's ranch in Cedar Creek on March 28, 2021.Cows feed on grass and food pellets at Powell's ranch in Cedar Creek, on March 28, 2021.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/22/texas-abortion-pill-restrictions-lawsuit-manufacturer/House Bill 7 would allow people to sue manufacturers and distributors of the drug.By Jessica Shuran Yu, María Méndez, Colleen DeGuzman and Terri LangfordFri, 22 Aug 2025 17:06:56 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/22/texas-abortion-pill-restrictions-lawsuit-manufacturer/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/13/texas-senate-bill-sex-trafficking-victims-prosecution-crimes-protectio/Senate Bill 11 would shield victims from prosecution from some crimes if they’re threatened or coerced into the act by their trafficker.By Jessica Shuran Yu and Alex NguyenWed, 13 Aug 2025 17:11:59 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/13/texas-senate-bill-sex-trafficking-victims-prosecution-crimes-protectio/The Texas Senate voted this week to approve a bill that would protect sex trafficking victims from prosecution when they're coerced into committing non-prostitution crimes.The state Capitol in Austin on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/17/texas-floods-lost-found-victims-personal-items-social-media/Volunteers are hoping to find the owners of stuffed animals, photographs and other keepsakes salvaged from the debris.By Jessica Shuran YuThu, 17 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/17/texas-floods-lost-found-victims-personal-items-social-media/Michael Guyer holds patches from the Heart O' the Hills camp and photos that he has found while volunteering to help search efforts in the aftermath of the July 4 flood in Kerr County.Michael Guyer holds photos and patches from the Heart of the Hills camp that he has found while volunteering in search efforts in the aftermath of the flood in Kerr County.Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/14/texas-flood-missing-update/Officials removed nearly 100 from the list of the missing Saturday, saying many had been found safe. There was no update on the death toll, which was most recently 135 statewide.By Ayden Runnels and Jessica Shuran YuMon, 14 Jul 2025 18:04:09 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/14/texas-flood-missing-update/Law enforcement officials and volunteers on July 8 clear up mountains of debris deposited by the flood in Center Point.Law enforcement officials and volunteers clear up mountains of debris deposited by the flood in Center Point on Tuesday July 8, 2025.Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/12/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-angela-divorce-records-sealed/A Collin County judge’s reported decision could keep details of the divorce from spilling into Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate race.By Jessica Shuran YuSat, 12 Jul 2025 14:29:25 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/12/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-angela-divorce-records-sealed/Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses the crowd during a rally at the Tarrant County Republican Party Headquarters in Fort Worth on Jan. 6, 2025.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses the crowd during a rally at the Tarrant County Republican Party Headquarters in Fort Worth on January 6, 2025.Photo by Emil T. Lippe for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/texas-hill-country-floods-families-missing-search-efforts/The four friends are among the hundreds of victims. The bodies of three of them have been found. Their families have searched for their loved ones since Friday.By Jessica Shuran Yu, Atirikta Kumar and Sneha DeyThu, 10 Jul 2025 15:43:46 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/texas-hill-country-floods-families-missing-search-efforts/Thad Heartfield talks through search routes with volunteers at the parking lot of a Walmart on July 10, 2025, in Kerrville. Heartfield has led search efforts since July 4 looking for his son Aidan Heartfield who, along with his girlfriend and two friends, were swept away by the Hill Country floods.Thursday July 10, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/05/texas-hill-country-flooding-updates-kerrville-camp-mystic/About two dozen people were still missing. Many more people could still be unaccounted for, officials warned, noting that visitors to the area for the July 4th weekend make it difficult to assess an exact number.By Berenice Garcia, Jessica Shuran Yu and Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Graphics by Chris Essig and Edison WuSat, 05 Jul 2025 11:22:52 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/05/texas-hill-country-flooding-updates-kerrville-camp-mystic/A small boat is wrapped around a tree along with other debris in Ingram on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Ingram is a small town about seven miles northwest of Kerrville.A small boat is wrapped around a tree along with other debris in Ingram on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Ingram is a small town about seven miles northwest of Kerrville.Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/02/texas-sexual-assault-bill-summer-willis-legislature-consent/After three sessions, Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a loophole in Texas sexual assault laws.By Jessica Shuran YuWed, 02 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/02/texas-sexual-assault-bill-summer-willis-legislature-consent/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/30/texas-abortion-pill-capital-murder-charge-fetal-personhood/A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.By Jessica Shuran Yu and Hayden BettsMon, 30 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/30/texas-abortion-pill-capital-murder-charge-fetal-personhood/A pharmacist poses with pills of Misoprostol, made by Lupin Pharmaceuticals, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on June 19, 2019.A pharmacist poses with pills of Misoprostol, made by Lupin Pharmaceuticals, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on June 19, 2019.REUTERS/George Freyhttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/14/texas-protests-anti-trump-immigration-no-kings/Demonstrations in McAllen, Midland, Odessa, Austin and elsewhere in Texas were largely peaceful, as some protests went well into the night.By Berenice Garcia, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Ayden Runnels and Jessica Shuran YuSat, 14 Jun 2025 15:40:48 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/14/texas-protests-anti-trump-immigration-no-kings/Beth Vaughan, center, chants as protesters march up Walker Street during a “No Kings” protest at Houston City Hall on June 14.Beth Vaughan, at center, chants as protestors march up Walker Street during a No Kings protest at City Hall, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Houston.Antranik Tavitian for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/11/greg-abbott-texas-national-guard-immigration-raid-protests/Demonstrations against immigration raids began in Los Angeles last week and have spread across the country, including to Texas. More are planned this weekend.By Jessica Shuran Yu and Ayden RunnelsWed, 11 Jun 2025 14:31:55 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/11/greg-abbott-texas-national-guard-immigration-raid-protests/Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to law enforcement officials during a Southern Border Coalition event in Austin on April 29, 2025.Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to law enforcement officials during a Southern Border Coalition event in Austin on April 29, 2025.Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune