A new version of a TX bill that allows private citizens to sue drug manufacturers for mailing abortion pills and reap $100K allows those not related to the person in question to get $10K + donate the rest to charity –– anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life suggest they should be the recipient:

Bold of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to criticize + sue to enforce arrest warrants of Texas Democrats who "fled" and who have "run away" to protect voting rights when Paxton quite literally fled and "RAN" away to avoid being served a subpoena (Is "bold" the word I'm looking for? Probably not.)

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has listed "Protecting Unborn Children" –aka further banning abortion access in a state that already criminally bans abortion care – as the sixth highest priority for the state's special legislative session, above water conservation and protecting survivors of human trafficking

Privacy is an interesting request from an Attorney General who is actively fighting against HIPAA privacy rules in order to access the confidential medical records of Texas abortion patients 🤔 (www.thenation.com/article/soci...)

Update: Echoing concerns one abortion fund leader told me earlier this week, six Texas funds including Lilith, TEA, Frontera, and Fund Texas Choice just announced they “stand united” in opposition to clarifying exceptions bill SB 31 calling it a “fake fix” that could put more Texans “in danger” b/c:

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced the arrest of a Houston-area midwife for allegedly performing illegal abortions and operating a network of clinics. This is the first criminal case to be brought under the state’s abortion ban.

Honored to have interviewed Cecile Richards for this month's issue of @texasobserver.org magazine, likely one of her final. The Texas-born repro rights icon stressed the importance of abortion storytelling. She truly never gave up the fight. I'll share a link to our conversation soon. Rest in power.