In his nearly 11 years as governor, Rick Perry has helped make Texas one of the most restrictive states for women seeking abortions. With every legislative session, and every election, his opposition has grown increasingly emphatic.
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Updated: Judge Rules Abortion Sonogram Law Can’t Take Effect Yet
U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks has ruled that the state can’t yet enforce the abortion sonogram law slated to go into effect on Thursday.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson analyzes TWIA claims and lawyer fees, Aguilar talks border security and voter ID with Chuy Hinojosa, Grissom on the latest inmate exonerated via DNA evidence, Hamilton interviews John Sharp on higher ed and the SEC, Murphy interactively maps the changes wrought by redistricting, Philpott on who’s running Texas while Rick Perry is out campaigning for president, Ramsey on Perry’s history of off-the-cuff remarks, Ramshaw on Perry’s childhood years in Paint Creek, Root on Perry’s extraordinary first week on the trail and Tan on even more ways Texas will change on Sept. 1: The best of our best content from Aug. 15-19, 2011.
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31 Days, 31 Ways: Family Planning Funding Slashed
DAY 15 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: The Department of State Health Services expects about 180,000 Texas men and women will lose access to birth control and cancer screenings.
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Under Scrutiny, Perry Walks Back HPV Decision
With his lengthy record as governor under intense new scrutiny, Rick Perry is seeking to defuse the controversy around one of his most controversial decisions: his 2007 executive order requiring all girls to be vaccinated against HPV, the principal cause of cervical cancer.
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31 Days, 31 Ways: Anti-Abortion Clinics Get More Funding
DAY 14 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: Despite making deep cuts across the state’s budget, lawmakers increased funding for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy resource centers.
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Susan Combs: The TT Interview
The state comptroller talks about the flip in her position on abortion, the data breach at her agency this spring, what office she might seek next and how all of the politics of those subjects mix.
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Susan Combs: The TT Interview (audio)
Comptroller Susan Combs, on her agency’s data breach, her changed position on abortion, andher political future.
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Combs Switches, Says She Opposes Abortion
Comptroller Susan Combs has switched her position on abortion rights, from pro-choice to pro-life, she said in an interview with the Texas Tribune this morning.
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Video: Perry Says Fear of a Default Are Overblown
Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday he isn’t worried that a failure to increase the nation’s debt ceiling would trigger an economic catastrophe. He also says that it should be up to the states to decide whether abortion is illegal — or legal.
