Past Contributions

• State: Abortion Docs Still Need Admitting Privileges

  By Sophia Bollag and Alexa Ura July 2, 2015

  Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling allowing some Texas abortion clinics to remain open, the Texas Department of State Health Services said on Thursday that doctors performing abortions must still obtain admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. Full Story 

• In State's Premarital Counseling Program, Few Options for Gay Couples

  By Aman Batheja and Sophia Bollag July 2, 2015

  Many of the providers in a state program that gives engaged Texans a discount on a marriage license if they take a premarital counseling course do not plan to open up the classes to same-sex couples. Full Story 

• Ceremonies and Celebration as Marriages Begin

  By Ally Mutnick and Sophia Bollag June 26, 2015

  Texas couples began impromptu weddings in Travis County and others following Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states. Full Story 

• Texas Counties' Responses to Marriage Ruling Vary

  By Liz Crampton and Sophia Bollag June 26, 2015

  Elated couples across Texas hurried into county clerks' offices Friday to apply for marriage licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. Full Story