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A new Texas law prohibiting abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected has reportedly led to a 50 percent decline in abortions in the state, a new University of Texas study says.

The Texas House of Representatives recently passed a bill banning transgender women and girls from participating in female school sports.

The Bible League International recently announced plans to distribute Bibles and discipleship information to immigrants living in and around Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

The pro-life community in Texas won another legal battle Friday when a federal appeals court ruled the state’s heartbeat abortion ban could be enforced while the judges considered an emergency motion.

The injunction by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman prevents the enforcement of a new Texas law that prohibits abortion if a fetal heartbeat is present. Typically, that occurs around six weeks of pregnancy.  

Last Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a new bill into law prohibiting the use of abortion-inducing drugs, just weeks after the Lone Star State banned most abortions after a heartbeat is detected during pregnancy.

In an upcoming special session, Texas lawmakers are set to discuss the rights of transgender youth.

Two pro-choicers are reportedly suing a Texas abortion doctor who admitted to violating the state's new heartbeat abortion ban in an effort to overturn the law.

A Texas abortion doctor said in a Washington Post column over the weekend that he willingly violated the state's new heartbeat abortion ban and is ready to be sued in order to challenge the law in court.