Republicans hailed a Monday Supreme Court ruling on contraceptive insurance, while reproductive-rights activists decried it as an invitation for employers to interfere with women’s access to birth control.
Shelby Sementelli
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Health care
In Texas, Obamacare Enrollment Spiked Before Deadline
Texas enrollment in the federal health insurance marketplace more than doubled in the month leading up to the deadline, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Conservatives Make Their Case in Bid for SD-4 Seat
State Rep. Brandon Creighton, businessman Gordy Bunch, former state Sen. Michael Galloway and state Rep. Steve Toth are looking to replace state Sen. Tommy Williams in a May 10 special election.
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Politics
Schofield, Hodge Face Off for Houston House Seat
Republicans Mike Schofield and Ann Hodge are speeding toward a May 27 runoff for House District 132, the Houston-area seat that state Rep. Bill Callegari is vacating after serving seven terms in the lower chamber.
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Higher Education
Hardin: Impeachment Recommendations Up to Committee
What the members of the legislative committee investigating a University of Texas System regent do with a report laying out four potential bases for his impeachment is “entirely up to them,” the committee’s special counsel said Thursday.
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Energy
EPA Seeks to Clarify Federal Water Law
The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are backing a rule change that would better define bodies of water protected by the Clean Water Act. That could mean increased government oversight of streams and wetlands across Texas.
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Health care
Low ACA Enrollment Among Young Adults Prompts Final Push
With Obamacare enrollment among 18- to 34-year-olds lagging behind expectations nationally, pro-reform groups are targeting Texas in an effort to up their numbers.
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Lottery Watchdog Says She Will Stay on Guard
Dawn Nettles’ passion for the Texas Lottery started as a report on lottery results and related articles, and over the last 20 years it has evolved into a full-time job.
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State Government
In SD-16, Carona Touts Experience, and Huffines is Pulling No Punches
State Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, says his long tenure in office is an asset. Donald Huffines, who is challenging him in a contentious Republican primary race, says he’s too liberal and too corrupt to represent a conservative Senate district.
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Weber’s Campaign Twitter Deletes Tweets
In the past two weeks, 95 tweets have been deleted from U.S. Rep. Randy Weber’s campaign Twitter account.
