At last Thursday’s TribLive conversation, Comptroller Susan Combs talked about the health of the Texas economy, her agency’s data breach, her shifting position on abortion and more.
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TribLive: Combs on Abortion and Family Planning
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Comptroller Susan Combs talked about her late-in-life switch from pro-choice to pro-life and the impact of cutting family planning funding.
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Video: Planned Parenthood Clinics Close In Hidalgo County
The state’s family planning reductions hit the Planned Parenthood Association of Hidalgo County especially hard. In September, the association shut down four of its eight health clinics and laid off half of its staff. Anti-abortion advocates argue the state should not “subsidize the abortion industry.” The Trib’s Thanh Tan and Justin Dehn report from Hidalgo County.
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Planned Parenthood Reels From Huge Budget Cuts
When lawmakers slashed family planning funding earlier this year, their intent was to target Planned Parenthood. It worked. The organization has closed nine clinics statewide, including four in impoverished Hidalgo County.
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Video: Perry’s Remarks at Values Voters Summit
On Friday, Gov. Rick Perry spoke at the Family Research Council’s annual “Values Voters Summit” in Washington. Watch his remarks, courtesy of C-SPAN. (Note: The speech begins in progress due to a signal loss.)
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State Government
Bachmann Abortion-Sonogram Bill Not Modeled on Texas
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s proposal came ahead of the Family Research Council’s Values Voters Summit on Friday, a chance for the candidates to showcase their social-conservative credentials.
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U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Reinstate Abortion Sonogram Law
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to let Texas enforce its new abortion sonogram law while the measure is under appeal, following a similar ruling from a federal appeals court on Wednesday.
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Demographics
Perry Gets Roughed Up in Second GOP Debate
Gov. Rick Perry on Monday found himself under attack from an unfamiliar place — the right — in the latest GOP debate as his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination attacked him for being insufficiently conservative on key issues.
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Something to Talk About
Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Attorney General Greg Abbott may well use a court ruling against the abortion sonogram law to their political advantage — to lure anti-abortion voters to the polls, and fuel their fire against so-called “activist” judges.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 95
This week on the TribCast, Evan, Reeve, Ben and Thanh talk about Rick Perry’s front-runner status and the new roadblock thrown in front of abortion sonogram legislation.
