Hey, Texplainer: Some people are comparing an omnibus abortion bill in the Texas Legislature to an Arizona law that was ruled unconstitutional. Are the measures the same?
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Texans Split on Permissibility of Abortions in State
Texas voters favor banning abortions after 20 weeks of a pregnancy, but they remain split on the permissibility of abortions in the state, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Health care
Dewhurst Tweet on Abortion Bill Raises Eyebrows
A tweet by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst that uses an advertisement by a reproductive rights group to praise the Senate’s approval of abortion restrictions late Tuesday evening was the subject of plenty of attention Wednesday.
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Health care
After Long, Emotional Debate, Senate OKs Abortion Regulations
After hours of emotional debate Tuesday evening, the Senate approved omnibus legislation to increase abortion restrictions in Texas.
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Criminal Justice
A Special Session for Self-Made Emergencies
Special sessions are for emergencies — for finding solutions to problems that can’t wait for the next regular session. Sometimes, the emergencies are beyond anyone’s control. Sometimes, like now, they’re manufactured in Austin.
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Health care
Senate Panel to Consider Omnibus Abortion Bill
A panel of state senators will convene on Thursday to respond to Gov. Rick Perry’s call to add legislation related to abortion procedures, providers and facilities to the special session.
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Health care
“Kumbaya Session” Poised to Be a Distant Memory
After a relatively calm regular session, Gov. Rick Perry is flexing his partisan muscles as the special session presses on. Redistricting, abortion-related issues and a threat to cut off state funding for the Public Integrity Unit are ratcheting up tensions.
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Criminal Justice
Abortion-Related Legislation Added to Special Session Agenda
The special session’s agenda now includes the hot-button issue of abortion — which is sure to spark partisan warfare. Gov. Rick Perry also ordered the Legislature to take up a measure dealing with sentences for 17-year-olds convicted of capital felonies.
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Health care
Dewhurst Urges Action on Abortion Bills
Ahead of a Wednesday bill-passing deadline, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has sent an email to supporters urging them to ask their senators to vote out several anti-abortion measures.
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Health care
Dewhurst Calls for Investigation of Abortion Provider
Harris County authorities and the Texas Department of State Health Services are investigating a Houston doctor accused Wednesday by an anti-abortion group of performing late-term abortions in 2011.
