Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Tuesday that will require Texas women to pay a separate health insurance premium to get coverage for non-emergency abortions.
August 2017
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Politics
Legislature advances annexation bill to Gov. Abbott
The Texas Senate advanced a municipal annexation bill to Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday, the fifth bill sent to the governor’s desk during the special legislative session set to end in no more than three days.
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Health care
Bill adding abortion reporting requirements on path to governor’s desk
A bill that would require physicians and health care facilities to report more details on abortion complications to the state — and fine those that do not comply — is all but certain to hit the governor’s desk.
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After Charlottesville, unrest over Texas’ Confederate statues is renewed
The spark that started the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday — unrest over Confederate monuments — has been reignited here in Texas. Here’s a look at what cities are considering.
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The Brief: Texas A&M has canceled a white nationalist rally
A lot has happened these past few days — even if you only include the words “white nationalist” and “Texas A&M University.”
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As chambers negotiate on property taxes, intra-Republican tensions flare
Lawmakers moved closer Monday to giving some — but not all — Texans more say over the property taxes they must pay cities, counties and special-purpose districts each year.
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Public Education
Texas House, Senate move toward school finance compromise
The Texas House and Senate tentatively passed each other’s priority school finance bills Monday, preparing to discuss potential compromises with two days left in the special session.
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Public Education
Special session coming down to school finance, property taxes
House and Senate negotiators will have the next two days remaining in the current special legislative session to hammer out their differences on legislation tackling property taxes, school finance and other items still in play.
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White nationalist rally at Texas A&M University has been canceled
The white nationalist rally planned on the campus of Texas A&M University has been canceled, officials confirmed Monday.
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Texas House calls on Texas A&M chancellor to halt white nationalist rally
After last weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Texas House members Monday called on the Texas A&M University System chancellor to stop a “White Lives Matter” rally from taking place on campus next month.
