Posted on · U.S. Supreme Court justices largely granted the request of abortion providers, who argue the law is designed to make the procedure all but illegal in the state.
Posted on · Women seeking legal abortions in the state of Texas face longer drives and fewer options today, after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans late Thursday ruled a law requiring health clinics that offer abortions to meet surgical hospital operating standards could go into effect while a lower court ruling deeming it unconstitutional […]
Posted on · Abortion rights supporters and opponents in Texas are awaiting a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in an ongoing legal battle over an abortion law Texas legislators passed last year. The law, as written, requires (among other provisions) that all clinics providing abortions in Texas meet the same standards as hospital-style surgical centers. […]
Posted on · Abortion rights supporters and opponents in Texas are awaiting a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in an ongoing legal battle over an abortion law Texas legislators passed last year. The law, as written, requires (among other provisions) that all clinics providing abortions in Texas meet the same standards as hospital-style surgical centers. […]
Posted on · Texas is one of 26 states that have passed the controversial "TRAP" laws
Posted on · A trial is set to begin today in an Austin federal court over a lawsuit that seeks to block further implementation of the abortion legislation that passed in a special session of the Texas Legislature last year. Part of the law took effect last November, which reduced the number of places in Texas that can […]
Posted on · Surgery center rule will mean he can no longer do abortions.
Posted on · 13 percent drop re-ignites debate over state law's new abortion restrictions.
Posted on · 41 clinics become 20, and watchdogs say soon only 6 might be left.
Posted on · On Monday a federal judge struck down a portion of new abortion restrictions passed by the Texas legislature back in July. The provisions were to take effect today. District Judge Lee Yeakel says the provision requiring a doctor to obtain hospital admitting privileges within 30 miles of a clinic where they perform abortions violates doctors' […]
Posted on · More than a dozen women's health providers have filed a federal lawsuit to block key provisions of a new abortion law that threw the Texas Legislature into chaos before it was approved.
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week here in Texas. In politics, Governor Perry’s announced he will not seek another term in office. In a second special session, the Texas House has passed a bill limiting abortion. Here in Houston, we await the official arrival of NBA star Dwight Howard, as the newest Houston Rocket. […]
Posted on · Now that the Texas House has approved new abortion limits less than two weeks after Senate Republicans failed to finish work on the bill, a final vote could come as early as tomorrow in the Senate.
Posted on · The Supreme Court's spring session ended with a bang. The High Court issued dramatic rulings on several highly anticipated cases involving civil rights, some originating here in Texas, and all with implications for Houstonians. The Court struck down DOMA, and instructed a lower court to dismiss a challenge to a ruling striking down Prop 8 […]