West, the former chair of the state Republican party, tweeted that his oxygen levels are low and he will likely be hospitalized, but says his condition is “not serious.”
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Appeals court allows Texas abortion law to resume, stopping federal judge’s order to block its enforcement
Because of the way the law is written, it appears that clinics and doctors who performed abortions outlawed by the statute even while the block was in effect would now be vulnerable to lawsuits.
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At least one major Texas abortion provider resumes procedure lawmakers tried to prohibit, after judge blocks near-total ban
The ruling late Wednesday from U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman doesn’t protect providers who perform abortions while the Texas law makes its way through the courts.
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Texas’ near-total abortion ban is temporarily blocked by a federal judge, spurring the state to quickly appeal
It wasn’t immediately clear how the temporary order may affect access to abortions in the state. The law is constructed in a way that people who violate it could be liable to litigation if enforcement is reinstated.
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Texas has all but banned abortion. But a Mississippi law could be what ends Roe v. Wade.
If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, “trigger laws” across 12 states — including Texas — that ban all abortions will go into effect within months.
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Texas Supreme Court refuses to resume a Planned Parenthood lawsuit challenging new state abortion law
Planned Parenthood had requested that the court reverse a decision to indefinitely pause the lawsuit, which was filed in Travis County district court.
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Texas demonstrations take aim at state’s near-total ban on abortion
Thousands turned out at demonstrations across the state and protested Texas’ new abortion restrictions. Texas Tribune photographers were there.
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Texas nursing homes turn to state for help with staffing woes as vaccine mandate looms
About 40% of Texas nursing home workers are unvaccinated and could face dismissal or quit their jobs under a federal vaccination requirement for the industry.
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The Justice Department will argue against Texas’ abortion law Friday. Here’s what you need to know.
The U.S. sued Texas after the Biden administration vowed to oppose Texas’ new near-total abortion ban. The lawsuit joins several legal challenges already in progress.
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Planned Parenthood asks Texas Supreme Court to allow more than a dozen cases against Texas’ abortion law to resume
A panel of five judges indefinitely blocked the lawsuits last week upon the request of an anti-abortion group.