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Posted on August 4, 2022 · On Thursday's show: The county's plans to sue the state over the latest audit of its elections, potential laws designed to stop abortion-related travel, the lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons, and the stories behind Houston's skyline.

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Posted on August 3, 2022 · The Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee brought his statewide Texas tour to the airwaves on Wednesday afternoon and took questions from Houston Public Media listeners.

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Other legal questions spawned by the Dobbs ruling (July 28, 2022)

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Posted on July 28, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Local officials take action against Union Pacific, citing pollution in Kashmere Gardens and the Fifth Ward. And we discuss some other legal questions the recent Dobbs ruling has spawned.

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Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare

Carrie Feibel

Posted on July 26, 2022 · New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications. That's led to life-threatening delays, and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.

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Abortions in Texas fell 60% in the first month after its restrictive abortion law took effect

Paul J. Weber, AP

Posted on February 10, 2022 · The numbers offer a fuller picture of the sharp drop in patients that Texas doctors have described in their clinics over the past five months.

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Texas Governor Defends Abortion Law, Saying State Will ‘Eliminate All Rapists’

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Posted on September 8, 2021 · Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defending a new state law banning most abortions that also offers no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.

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Judge: Air Force Mostly At Fault In 2017 Texas Church Attack

Paul J. Weber, AP

Posted on July 7, 2021 · The attack remains the worst mass shooting in Texas history.

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Texas Death Toll From February Storm, Outages Surpasses 100

Paul J. Weber, AP / Jamie Stengle, AP

Posted on March 25, 2021 · The majority of the deaths are associated with hypothermia, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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Texas Becomes 1st State To Surpass 1 Million COVID-19 Cases

Paul J. Weber, AP / JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press

Posted on November 11, 2020 · Texas leaders gave no indication of forthcoming restrictions as the state passed the grim milestone and recorded more than 10,800 new cases on Tuesday, which set a new daily record and is the highest since July.

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AP Exclusive: Texas AG Helped Donor Fight Virus Lockout

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Posted on April 29, 2020 · Records reviewed by The Associated Press show that an exclusive group of Texans stood to benefit when Attorney General Ken Paxton urged a small Colorado county to reverse a public health order during the coronavirus outbreak.

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EPA Watchdog: Health Monitoring After Harvey Was Lacking

Paul J. Weber, AP

Posted on December 16, 2019 · A new report by a federal environmental watchdog raises questions about public health assurances made after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast in 2017.

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Posted on August 9, 2019 · Patrick Crusius has been charged with capital murder and is being held without bond. Federal prosecutors have said they are also considering hate-crime charges.

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Texas Secretary Of State Nominee Faces Confirmation After Alleged ‘Voter Purge’

Paul J. Weber, AP

Posted on February 7, 2019 · Gov. Greg Abbott's nominee for Secretary of State, David Whitley, had his confirmation hearing today, amid controversy over his office's attempt to remove alleged non-citizens from Texas voter rolls.

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At Inauguration, Abbott Promises “We Are Going To Get This Done” On School Finance

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Julian Castro Moves Toward 2020 White House Run

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Posted on December 12, 2018 · The last Texas Democrat to run for president was Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, who had a short-lived campaign in 1976.

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Posted on October 11, 2018 · A new poll from Quinnipiac University puts Senator Ted Cruz up by 9 points

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Posted on April 26, 2018 · Five years earlier, Kelley was convicted of assaulting family members while serving in the Air Force

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