U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison appeared on MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown to defend Planned Parenthood and urge Gov. Rick Perry to re-consider federal funding for the Women’s Health Program.
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Senate Committee Tackles Rural Child Welfare
Child Protective Services officials got an earful on Wednesday at a Senate hearing on improving the caseworker retention rates in rural communities. And they got a minor scolding from Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville.
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Inside Intelligence: On Retirement, Term Limits and Planned Parenthood
Will the Planned Parenthood brouhaha affect elections? Should state officeholders be able to collect retirement while they’re still on the job? And should Texas lawmakers have term limits?
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Video: On Fox News, Perry Promises to Fight Feds Over Voter ID, Women’s Health
“We’re having to spend a lot of money and time protecting our right to make sovereign decisions from this administration,” Perry said during a Fox News interview.
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Without Planned Parenthood, What’s Next for Health Program?
A state rule that forces Planned Parenthood out of Texas’ Women’s Health Program takes effect today. But the transition will take a few weeks.
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Storify Timeline: See How Controversy Over Health Program Has Unfolded
This Storify timeline looks at how the controversy over the Texas Women’s Health Program has unfolded.
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State Cuts Squeezing the Doctors for Elderly Poor
After the state reduced its share of co-payments for Texans who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, doctors who treat such patients are seeing revenue disruptions.
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Anti-Abortion Advocates Counter Planned Parenthood Media Blitz
As Planned Parenthood travels the state by bus to defend its Women’s Health Program funding, anti-abortion advocates gathered in Austin to blast the organization.
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Women’s Clinics Retreat As Finances Are Cut
For the state’s social conservatives, forgoing family planning funding is a small price to pay to send a powerful message: They want Planned Parenthood out of Texas.
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Planned Parenthood Laments Expected Demise of Women’s Health Program
A crowd gathered Friday at the Planned Parenthood Health Center in Austin to express concerns over the expected demise of the Women’s Health Program.