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.
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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.
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The Politics of Prevention
Abortion Opponents: New Regulations Haven’t Increased Burden for Women
Hoping to prove that new regulations on abortion providers aren’t creating an undue burden, abortion opponents are calling attention to the availability of appointments to obtain the procedure.
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Energy
Railroad Commission Candidates Tout Anti-Abortion Credentials
The Texas Railroad Commission has nothing to do with abortion. But that hasn’t stopped some Republicans vying for an open seat on the three-member commission from touting their anti-abortion stances.
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The Politics of Prevention
Abortion Providers Ask SCOTUS to Reinstate Injunction
UPDATED: State attorneys filed a response on Tuesday to abortion providers’ request for the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the battle over the constitutionality of Texas’ new regulations on abortion.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Texans Like Parts of Federal Health Care, but Not All of It
Texas voters from across the political spectrum like many parts of the Affordable Care Act, but they don’t like that law in its entirety, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Health care
Video: Couple Whose Abortion Was Canceled Discuss Court Ruling
Marni Evans and her fiance, John Lockhart, had to delay a scheduled abortion after a decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Texas to implement strict new regulations on the procedure.
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Health care
Abortion Debate Could Play Into Hispanic Vote
Republicans see an opening for the 2014 election as they work to reach out to Hispanic voters who could be spurred to the polls by the party’s anti-abortion stance. Democrats say it’s a losing proposition.
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The Politics of Prevention
5th Circuit Reverses Ruling on Abortion Bill
Texas abortion providers’ Monday victory was short-lived. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a federal district court ruling that found part of the state’s new abortion regulations unconstitutional.
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Politics
Legal Fight Likely to Keep Abortion in Spotlight Through 2014
A federal judge’s decision this week to block parts of Texas’ strict new abortion law was just the first step in a legal battle that could drag on for months, or even years, meaning that the courtroom drama will play out against the 2014 governor’s race.
