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Abbott Signs Into Law One Of Nation’s Strictest Abortion Measures, Banning Procedure As Early As 6 Weeks Patch 4 hrs ago Gov. Greg Abbott signed into a law Wednesday a measure that would prohibit in Texas abortions as early as six weeks before some women know they are pregnant and open the door for almost any private citizen to sue abortion providers and others. The signing of the bill opens a new frontier in the battle over abortion restrictions as first-of-its-kind legal provisions intended to make the law harder to block are poised to be tested in the courts. Abortion rights advocates have promised to challenge the new law, which they consider one of the most extreme nationwide and the strictest in Texas since the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. ....
featured Texas House passes package of police reform bills, including measure requiring more substantive disciplinary action for police misconduct By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Apr 30, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 The Texas House on Friday quickly approved three police reform measures that are part of a sweeping set of legislation following the in-custody murder of George Floyd last year. The bills would require Texas law enforcement agencies to implement more uniform and substantive disciplinary actions for officer misconduct, bar officers from arresting people for fine-only traffic offenses and require corroboration of undercover officer testimony. State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, lead author of the bills and the omnibus George Floyd Act, said on the House floor Thursday that the disciplinary measure was about fairness and accountability. ....
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration demanding reinstatement of Keystone XL Pipeline permit kxxv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kxxv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Judge rejects Planned Parenthood s bid to stay in Medicaid, affecting thousands of low-income Texans Juan Figueroa/The Texas Tribune Planned Parenthood advocates rallied outside of the Capitol in April. A bill meant to prevent tax money from going to abortion providers has some health care advocates worried that other health programs may be cut. Juan Figueroa/The Texas Tribune Posted at 10:30 AM, Mar 11, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-11 11:30:38-05 AUSTIN, TX â , our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Low-income patients will no longer be able to use Medicaid to get nonabortion health services at Planned Parenthood, after a Wednesday court decision said Texas can move forward with kicking the health provider out of its Medicaid program. ....
A new report about the link between face masks and COVID-19 cases and deaths serves as a warning about the dangers of lifting mask mandates prematurely, Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Friday. The news comes as California announced more relaxed rules: State officials are allowing people in limited groups to attend Major League Baseball games and go to Disneyland, beginning the first week of April. A recent CDC report found that mask mandates were associated with decreases in COVID-19 cases and deaths whereas reopening dining was associated with increases. Daily COVID-19 cases and deaths have plateaued around 60,000 to 70,000 cases per day and 2,000 deaths per day, numbers that are still too high and around where they were in the summer surge, Walensky said at a White House COVID-19 news conference. ....