Aqua RichJo| September 26, 2026 Texas’ next maternal-mortality report was expected September 1. Now the state says it will come in December—after voters go to the polls on November 3 and after lawmakers can begin filing bills on November 9. Women’s-health advocates and lawmakers rallied outside the Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday, demanding answers about the delay. The report is supposed to examine deaths associated with pregnancy and recommend ways to pre