Planned Parenthood Sues Texas Over Removal from Medicaid Program
Planned Parenthood’s Texas affiliates on Monday filed a federal lawsuit to keep state health officials from booting them from the Medicaid program. Full Story
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UT/TT Poll: Texans Say Mental Health Top Cause of U.S. Mass Shootings
Mental health issues, gun laws, unstable families and media coverage get most of the blame for mass shootings in the U.S. in recent years, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Wendy Davis Will Ask High Court to Block Abortion Limits
Former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, who rose to national prominence after filibustering a restrictive abortion law in 2013, will join other state lawmakers from across the country in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to strike down those regulations. Full Story
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Supreme Court to Take Up Challenge to Texas Abortion Law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a legal challenge to Texas’ 2013 abortion law, a measure that could shut down about half of the state’s 19 remaining abortion clinics. Full Story
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Feds: Kicking Planned Parenthood Out of Medicaid May Be Illegal
The Obama administration has warned state leaders that pushing Planned Parenthood out of the state’s Medicaid program could put Texas at odds with federal law. Full Story
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Health Agency Bars Abstinence Money from Abortion Groups
State health officials appear to have taken up Republicans’ ongoing fight against Planned Parenthood by adopting guidelines that prohibit abortion-affiliated groups from getting state contracts to run abstinence education programs. Full Story
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God & Governing: Revisit the Project
In the 2015 Texas legislative session, state lawmakers frequently used their religious beliefs to defend their policymaking. Take a look back at "God & Governing," our documentary-style series on the role lawmakers' personal faith played in their legislating. Full Story
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God & Governing: Life
Check out "God & Life" — part 3 of our "God & Governing" documentary-style series — to see how lawmakers' personal faith guides the abortion fight in the Texas Legislature. Full Story
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Texas Cases Factor in New U.S. Supreme Court Term
The U.S. Supreme Court is back in session, and the upcoming term will feature at least two cases from Texas — if not more. The justices will look at voting rights, UT-Austin admissions and — maybe — the state's new abortion restrictions. Full Story
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Paxton Asks High Court to Reject Abortion Case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request from a coalition of abortion providers to take up their legal challenge to the state’s strict abortion restrictions. Full Story
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Report: Abortion Rules Led to Longer Wait Times
Wait times to get an abortion in Texas have grown in some metropolitan areas, a trend that could be felt statewide if the Supreme Court allows the strictest provision of the state’s 2013 abortion law to take effect. Full Story
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Embattled El Paso Abortion Clinic to Reopen
After shuttering last year in light of the state’s heightened abortion regulations, an embattled El Paso abortion provider is set to reopen on Tuesday. How long it will last depends on the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story
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Texas Abortion Providers Ask Supreme Court to Review Restrictions
Texas abortion providers on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their legal challenge to two provisions of the state's strict abortion law. Full Story
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Houston Prosecutor to Investigate Planned Parenthood Clinic
At the urging of state leaders, Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson announced Wednesday she would launch a criminal investigation of a Houston Planned Parenthood clinic. Full Story
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Undercover Video Shows Houston Planned Parenthood Clinic
An anti-abortion group released an undercover video Tuesday showing a Planned Parenthood executive at a Houston clinic discussing how the group recoups costs for providing organs from aborted fetuses for medical research. Full Story
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At Hearing, Paxton Notes Texas Planned Parenthood Video
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton confirmed on Wednesday that a video obtained by his office as part of its investigation into Planned Parenthood practices is “consistent” with other undercover videos released by an anti-abortion group. Full Story
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Texas Lawmakers Set to Scrutinize Planned Parenthood
A Texas Senate panel will meet Wednesday to scrutinize Planned Parenthood practices in the aftermath of the release of undercover videos of the abortion provider's executives discussing fetal tissue donation. Full Story
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Lawmakers Reviewing Video in Texas Planned Parenthood Inquiry
Legislators on the Senate Health and Human Services Committee are being offered the chance to view a video obtained by the Texas attorney general's office as part of its inquiry into Planned Parenthood's practices regarding fetal tissue donation. Full Story
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Undercover Anti-Abortion Group Visited Planned Parenthood in Houston
The anti-abortion group behind two undercover videos of Planned Parenthood executives discussing fetal tissue donation visited one of the organization’s clinics in Houston, Planned Parenthood officials said. Full Story
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Roundup: Abortion Law, Same-Sex Marriages and County Clerks
In the Roundup: The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halts implementation of a Texas abortion law, same-sex newlyweds enjoy the benefits of legal matrimony and Texas leaders weigh in on county clerks' religious freedom rights. Full Story
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