The Texas Senate on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a measure that would prohibit health insurers from covering abortion.
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Coerced Abortion Bill Sent Back for Rewrite
The craftsmanship of a measure by state Rep. Molly White, R-Belton, intended to address coerced abortions was met with skepticism on Wednesday by the chairman of the House State Affairs Committee.
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Abortion Bills Gaining Momentum in Legislature
After months of little movement in the Texas Legislature on proposals to further restrict abortion, the pace is picking up as a flurry of bills moves to the House and Senate floors.
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Lawmakers Look to Ban Abortion From Health Insurance Plans
Health insurers could be prohibited from offering Texans plans covering abortions under a proposal by Republican state Sen. Larry Taylor of Friendswood.
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Republicans Set Sights on Minors Seeking Abortions
Two years after imposing stringent abortion restrictions, Republican lawmakers have set their sights on changing a legal process that allows some minors to obtain abortions without their parents’ permission.
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House Democrats Target Alternatives to Abortion Program
As the Texas House prepares for a floor fight Tuesday over its budget, a flurry of amendments filed by Democrats seeks to defund the state’s Alternatives to Abortion program.
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State Government
Legislators File Flurry of Bills Ahead of Deadline
Texas lawmakers added more than 800 proposals Friday to the agenda ahead of the bill-filing deadline. After Friday, lawmakers have to get approval from their chambers to file a bill.
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Politics
TribCast: Former Fetuses, Presidential Perry, Undrinkable Water
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Neena and Patrick about Rep. Jonathan Stickland’s “Former Fetus” sign, Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential ambitions and the Trib’s Undrinkable water quality project.
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“Former Fetus” Signs Cause Stir at Capitol
Signs identifying some state lawmakers as former fetuses are generating controversy at the Capitol.
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Health care
Democrats Push to Repeal Abortion Waiting Period
They acknowledge they’re pushing a boulder up a hill in the conservative Texas Legislature. But three House Democrats remain laser-focused on repealing the 24-hour waiting period for abortion imposed by the state’s 2011 sonogram law.
