The court granted abortion providers’ motion to temporarily block the state from enforcing the order, which was set to expire April 21, as it relates to abortions.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Abortion providers sue Texas over coronavirus-related order
Attorney General Ken Paxton said this week that abortions should not be performed unless the mother’s life is in danger, saying health care capacity needs to be preserved for COVID-19 patients.
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Health care
ACLU sues seven Texas towns for passing local anti-abortion ordinances
The lawsuit takes aim at towns that have declared themselves “sanctuary cities for the unborn.”
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Texas 2020 Elections
Despite Trump endorsement, Kay Granger’s primary shows no signs of cooling
The anti-tax Club for Growth on Thursday backed the Fort Worth congresswoman’s primary challenger, Chris Putnam, ensuring that the race will remain action-packed even after she secured the president’s backing last month.
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Health care
Three Texas towns vote in favor of “sanctuary cities for the unborn,” hoping to ban abortion
Big Spring, Colorado City and Rusk are the three latest towns to vote in favor of such ordinances, which are of contested legality and enforceability.
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Politics
Analysis: A bad day for Planned Parenthood, a good one for Ken Paxton
The Texas attorney general got a political gift in the form of a friendly request for his opinion: a chance to take a swipe at a political nemesis.
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Health care
Under new Texas law, Planned Parenthood likely to be excluded from state employees’ annual charity drive
A legal opinion from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that facilitating state employees’ donations to Planned Parenthood falls under a 2019 state law prohibiting government entities from entering into “taxpayer resource transactions” with abortion providers or their affiliates.
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Anti-abortion activists take their fight to small-town East Texas
Five towns have passed ordinances aiming to outlaw abortion. Critics say a legal challenge is likely.
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Anti-abortion law spreads in East Texas as “sanctuary city for the unborn” movement expands
A growing number of town councils have been passing abortion bans.
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Texas told cities they couldn’t fund abortion providers. So Austin is funding abortion access instead.
On Tuesday night, the Austin City Council approved $150,000 for organizations that help women afford incidental costs like transportation, lodging and childcare when they seek an abortion.