Two months before her death, Richards was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Joe Biden.

Her following biography resembles that of someone shot from a public service cannon: Richards founded the Texas Freedom Network ... to be a part of the fun. “Cecile was a fabulous entertainer ...

Richards was a major force in Texas and national politics. Like her mother, former governor Ann Richards, Cecile spent most ...

What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice ...

Cecile Richards devoted her life to political activism in the fight for equal rights, most notably the rights of women to ...

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was ...

The activist modernized Planned Parenthood and transformed the organization into a formidable political player.

Richards was a Waco native and the daughter of the late Gov. Ann Richards. She was also Beto O'Rourke's national finance ...

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Praise from the forces of progress in Texas poured in immediately. “Cecile Richards has created generations of troublemakers who will never stop fighting for the Texas we deserve and the ...

former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, also a political activist. "Cecile fearlessly led us forward to be the America we say we are, ...

This story has been updated with new information. Cecile Richards, daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards and a national champion for abortion rights, died Monday surrounded by her family ...