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James Talarico, then a Texas representative and now the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate, voted "present, not voting" on the 2019 Texas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, which required doctors to provide life-saving medical care to infants born alive after an abortion.

Democrat James Talarico holds a one-point lead over Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas U.S. Senate race according to a Texas Southern University poll, with Talarico at 47 percent and Paxton at 46 percent within a margin of error of 2.3 percentage points.

About 60 pro-life advocates protested outside Baylor University in Waco, Texas, against Senate candidate James Talarico's support for unrestricted abortion and his interpretation of Scripture on abortion. The protest, organized by local Texas groups including Pro-Life Waco and Baylor students, highlights active pro-life engagement within the state against Talarico's campaign positions.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Baby Gabriel, born via surrogacy with a severe heart defect, can be taken from Texas to California by his biological parents for further treatment. Surrogate McKenna West sought sole conservatorship to control medical decisions and prevent the transfer, but the court prioritized the child's medical care and allowed the parents to proceed with the ICU-to-ICU transfer for additional surgeries.

Tierra Walker, a high-risk patient with severe preeclampsia and other chronic conditions, died due to untreated hypertensive cardiovascular disease and inadequate medical care, not because of Texas' abortion ban. Medical experts and the law indicate that life-saving interventions, including induction of labor, were legally permitted and that her death resulted from failures in basic obstetric care rather than restrictions imposed by the abortion statute.