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Texas Supreme Court Lets Ban on Sex Changes for Minors Go Into Effect Sept. 1
Doctors who violate the law will have their medical license revoked. The law also grants the attorney general’s office the authority to bring action against any person who violates the new policy.

Texas Carmelites Defy Bishop’s Order to Close Their Doors to the Faithful
In an Aug. 18 statement on their website, the nuns said that Bishop Olson has subjected them to “unprecedented interference, intimidation, aggression, private and public humiliation, and spiritual manipulation.”

San Antonio Archbishop Removes Two Priests Over Allegations of Child Sex Abuse
Both men had their faculties removed and are prohibited from identifying themselves as priests. They are forbidden from wearing clerical clothing and using clerical titles.

PHOTOS: ‘A Glimpse into Heaven’: Bishop to Dedicate New Catholic Church at Texas A&M
“We’re very excited as the building of this church has been 10 years in the making,” said Father Chris Smith, outgoing St. Mary’s associate pastor and a 2010 “Aggie” graduate.

Texas Becomes 18th State to Ban Sex-Reassignment Surgery for Kids
Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation banning such procedures on Friday, June 2.

Texas Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of Abortion Ban
The law punishes performing an abortion with two to 10 years imprisonment.

Friend Recalls Faith of Slain Teacher and Heartbroken Husband
San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller offered the funeral Mass for the couple on June 1 at Sacred Heart Parish, the only Catholic church in Uvalde.

Texas Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Prepare for Overturning of Roe v. Wade
The Texas government wanted to establish a funding stream for organizations promoting childbirth, and thereafter parenting or adoption, McNamara said.

Updated: At Least 19 Children Killed in Texas Shooting at Elementary School
A gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about 90 miles west of San Antonio, on Tuesday.