“This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” Richards’s family wrote in a statement. “Our hearts are broken today but no ...

Flanked by House Republicans, state Rep. Nate Schatzline, R-Fort Worth, speaks against a memorial resolution honoring Cecile Richards in the Texas House on April 17, 2025.

A group of anti-choice Republicans reportedly spent 16 minutes on the Texas House floor on Thursday speaking out against a resolution honoring the late Cecile Richards, a Texas native and the ...

news Politics Texas House GOP derails resolution to honor the late Cecile Richards HR 236 ended up in a legislative waiting room, unlikely to get passed by a decidedly anti-Planned Parenthood chamber.

Cecile Richards was a well-known women's rights advocate, the former president of Planned Parenthood and the daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards. Russia Responds to Ukraine-US Ceasefire ...

"The Richards family was denied that opportunity." Rep. Ann Johnson, D-Houston, tried to restore order. “This is supposed to be the least political thing we do today,” she said.