Cecile Richards, a Texas native, made the comment in an interview during The Texas Tribune Festival that aired Wednesday. Limits on abortion access earlier this year spurred legal battles.
Ken Paxton
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Texas 2020 Elections
Texas Supreme Court again blocks Harris County from sending mail-in ballot applications to all voters
The Supreme Court granted the Texas attorney general’s request to temporarily halt the county’s mailing of applications while the case is appealed. A separate order blocking the effort was set to end this week.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Texas judge allows Harris County to send all voters applications for mail-in ballots
State district judge R.K. Sandill rejected the state’s request for a temporary injunction to bar Harris County from pursuing its mailing plan.
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Criminal Justice
Assistant Texas attorney general loses job after report surfaces racist tweets
Nick Moutos threatened Black Lives Matter protesters and has regularly referred to the organizers as “terrorists.” He called Islam a “virus” and trans people an “abomination.”
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Texas sues Harris County to stop it from sending all voters applications for mail-in ballots
The Texas secretary of state had threatened the legal action last week, but Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins indicated he would not drop his effort to send out absentee ballot applications to more than 2 million registered voters.
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Criminal Justice
Judge won’t be removed from criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Paxton’s team had asked that the judge, Jason Luong, be recused from the case because the Texas attorney general’s office is representing him — along with about 20 other Houston-area judges — in an unrelated lawsuit.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says local governments can’t stop or delay evictions
The nonbinding opinion comes as housing experts and advocates fear that the COVID-19 recession will prompt a surge in evictions across the state.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants judge recused from his criminal case, promising further delays in years-old prosecution
Paxton was indicted for felony securities fraud in July 2015 but has yet to go to trial as attorneys duke out side battles over venue and prosecutor pay.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Private schools in Texas limit enrollment as they aim to reopen classrooms
Dependent on tuition money, private schools are eager to get children back into their classrooms. But they know inadequate safety measures could make them vulnerable to lawsuits.
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TribCast
TribCast: Texas revises coronavirus death tally as school reopening chaos continues
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Ross, Aliyya and Emma about the state’s bad relationship with data and the latest pingponging guidance on how and when schools can reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.
