UPDATED: The Texas attorney general’s office is seeking an emergency stay, asking the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel’s ruling against abortion regulations in House Bill 2.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
M. Smith on wasted private tutoring efforts, Satija on government protection for the lesser prairie chicken, Root finds a new nest of Democratic trial lawyers, Malewitz finds a border skirmish featuring mollusks, Hamilton with the latest on politics at the University of Texas, Batheja on the link between vehicle traffic and bond ratings, Aguilar finds some promise in a juvenile justice program in Eagle Pass and Aaronson covers the court fight over new abortion regulations: The best of our best for the week of Oct. 21-25, 2013.
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The Politics of Prevention
Final Arguments Made in Case on State’s New Abortion Regulations
With days remaining until new abortion regulations take effect in Texas, attorneys for abortion providers and the state of Texas presented their final arguments Wednesday on whether those restrictions meet constitutional muster.
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The Politics of Prevention
Court Battle Continues Over Texas Abortion Regulations
UPDATED: Abortion providers and state attorneys will present their final arguments Wednesday morning on whether the restrictions on the procedure in House Bill 2 are constitutional.
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Health care
The Brief: Oct. 22, 2013
The first day of arguments in a pivotal court battle have pushed Texas’ new abortion restrictions back into the spotlight.
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Health care
The Evening Brief: Oct. 21, 2013
Your evening reading: court battle begins over abortion law; Dewhurst releases new web ad; Neugebauer apologizes for confrontation with park ranger
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The Politics of Prevention
Court Battle Begins Over New Abortion Regulations
A federal judge began hearing arguments Monday as abortion rights advocates pursue a preliminary injunction to block the implementation of two provisions in the state’s new law on abortion regulations.
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Health care
TribuneFest: Anita Perry on Abortion Rights
At the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival, first lady Anita Perry described the decision to have an abortion as “a woman’s right.”
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Health care
Anita Perry: By Law, Abortion “Could Be a Woman’s Right”
Texas first lady Anita Perry said Saturday that while there’s no daylight between her and her husband on abortion, it’s not her job to judge women who undergo the procedure under state law.
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Health care
Abortion Foes Criticize Patrick’s Past Investment
Dan Patrick has made his opposition to abortion a centerpiece of his campaign for lieutenant governor. But two prominent abortion opponents are criticizing the Houston senator for once owning stock in the maker of the “morning after” pill.
