Following the Supreme Court’s decision not to intervene in Texas’ ongoing abortion litigation, Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are working to secure access to the procedure.
November 2013
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Politics
Smitherman Web Ad Promotes Second Amendment Rights
In a new web ad, Barry Smitherman, Republican candidate for attorney general and the chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, highlights his support for the Second Amendment.
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Health care
The Inescapable A-Word in the Governor’s Race
As state Sen. Wendy Davis and Attorney General Greg Abbott gear up for the 2014 gubernatorial election, both candidates’ campaigns have made a tactical choice to remain mostly mum on the abortion issue.
Posted inState Government
Dewhurst: In Front, and in a Real Pickle
The three Republicans running against Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst are, at the moment, running for second place — for a spot, they hope, in a May 27 runoff against a wounded incumbent.
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Health care
The Brief: Nov. 20, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to keep in place for now new restrictions on Texas abortion facilities has thrust the state and the hot-button social issue back into the national spotlight.
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Demographics
Video: Russian Immigrants in Texas Maintain Cultural Ties
Compared with many other immigrant populations in Texas, the Russian community is small, and the state’s size makes it difficult for Russian immigrants to keep close ties to their heritage. But the Russian immigrants are up to the challenge.
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Demographics
Russian Immigrants in Texas Embrace Heritage and Their New Home
Compared with several other immigrant populations in Texas, the number of Russian-speaking immigrants is small and spread out. But Russian immigrants are striking a balance between maintaining their roots and adapting to life in Texas.
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Energy
In Wake of Floods, Higher Insurance Rates Expected
Flooding in Central Texas last month highlighted the possibility that more Texans will be unable to pay for flood insurance if changes to the National Flood Insurance Program move forward.
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Energy
Commissioner: Nuclear Waste Ruling Could Save Texans Money
Over the past three decades, Texans have contributed $678 million to fund a nuclear waste project that does not exist. A federal appeals court has ordered the federal government to stop collecting such fees.
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The Politics of Prevention
SCOTUS Won’t Intervene in Texas Abortion Case
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday rejected a request by abortion providers to intervene in their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of new abortion regulations in Texas that took effect in November.
