Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s cat-and-mouse game over reproductive rights amid the COVID-19 pandemic continues. On Thursday, a federal judge — once again — halted the state’s temporary ban on abortions, with some conditions. Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott kicked...
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Federal court sides with Abbott, Paxton in banning abortions during pandemic
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court sided with Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in banning abortions during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The three-judge panel voted 2-1 to overturn a lower court's decision to block the ban. Last month, Abbott...
Planned Parenthood in Texas sees record-breaking attendance at Roe v. Wade lunch
HOUSTON -- Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, serving southeast Texas and Louisiana, raised $1 million from its annual luncheon on Friday. A record 2,300 people attended the soirée in Houston amid aggressive assaults by conservative Republicans on women and their...