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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently in the state, a new stage in his crackdown against reproductive rights. Maria Margarita Rojas, who runs a small chain of abortion clinics called , and Jose Ley were arrested at a clinic near Houston and face second-degree felony charges that could carry 20-year prison sentences.

Meanwhile, an found that sepsis rates among pregnant people in Texas have shot up since the state first banned abortions in 2021. At least two women have died from sepsis after doctors feared carrying out procedures that could have been construed as abortions.

Nourbese Flint is president of and All* Above All Action Fund, an organization dedicated to abortion justice and building the political power of voters of color. She spoke with ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about how Texans are fighting for abortion rights.