On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: Deadlines in the Texas House have come and gone. Now lawmakers are left to pick up the pieces for next session, or to find another way to get their bills passed.
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TribuneFest: The State of Women’s Health
At the Trib’s April 25 symposium on health care at the University of Texas at Austin, Emily Ramshaw talked about the state of women’s health in Texas with state Reps. Sarah Davis, R-West University Place, and Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola; Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Woman’s Health; and Joe Potter of UT-Austin’s Population Research Center.
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House Panel Debates Changes to State Booklet on Abortion
A House committee heard testimony Wednesday on a bill that would remove language in a state booklet distributed to women seeking an abortion that suggests induced abortion can increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer.
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Bill Could Reduce Number of Abortion Facilities
A bill advancing through the state Legislature could drastically decrease the number of legal abortion facilities in the state.
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State Government
The Brief: March 20, 2013
A Senate committee has advanced a controversial bill that critics say amounts to a backdoor abortion ban in Texas.
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Bill Would Exclude Elective Abortions in State Health Care Plans
The House Insurance Committee heard debate Tuesday on a bill that would prohibit the coverage of elective abortions in minimum state health plans, and would require women to opt into and pay more for abortion coverage.
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Group Aims to Repeal Required Waiting Period for Abortions
The Texas House Women’s Health Caucus has announced plans to try to repeal the 24-hour waiting period imposed by the abortion sonogram law that legislators approved in 2011.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Texans Favor “Fetal Pain” Proposal
Texans haven’t changed their overall views on the availability of abortions. But a majority favors a “fetal pain” proposal that would outlaw abortions after 20 weeks, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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House Republicans File Fetal Pain Bill
Two House Republicans filed a “fetal pain” bill on Tuesday that would ban abortions 20 weeks after conception. Gov. Rick Perry has publicly expressed support for the measure.
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Senate Panel Hears Testimony on Abortion Bill
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday considered legislation to tighten abortion restrictions.
