Since joining the Texas Tribune in Nov. 2021, I have reported mostly on the impacts of the state’s near-total abortion ban, as well as ongoing coverage of the state capitol, maternal health, rural health care access and LGBT health care issues.
Here is a selection of stories from my time at the Tribune.
She was told her twin sons wouldn’t survive. Texas law made her give birth anyway.
Righting the Rule of Law: Over the past quarter century, a war machine was constructed inside the Texas Office of Attorney General, designed to push conservative legal doctrine through the courts. The progeny of that movement now fill the federal bench in Texas, and the future of the rule of law is in their hands. This series examines how Texas got here — and what it means for the country’s future.
Rural Reproductive Health Care: Large swaths of rural Texas are reproductive health care deserts, without easy access to contraception or health care during or after pregnancy. With abortion almost totally banned in Texas, rural areas are unprepared for the increase in births expected in the coming years.
“Pandemonium, then silence: Inside a Texas abortion clinic after the fall of Roe”
Linda Coffee argued Roe v. Wade. Now, she’s watching its demise.
A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shootings
Eleanor Klibanoff 
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