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Researcher Interviewed 600 Women At Texas Abortion Clinics
Posted on · Elsa Vizcarra tells us what she learned firsthand about how the state's abortion laws are affecting Texas women.
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Five Years After Wendy Davis Filibuster, Texas Abortion Providers Struggle To Reopen Clinics
Posted on · For all Wendy Davis’ determination, getting an abortion in Texas is much harder today than it was in 2013. Abortion rights advocates believe it will take at least another decade for the state’s health care providers to re-establish the network of abortion clinics that existed before HB 2 became law.
Health & Science
Potential Health Concerns At Clinics In Galveston County
Posted on · The Galveston County Health District is offering free testing to anyone treated at the clinics
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Affordable Housing, and Mental Health Care Issues; Houston Matters Weekend (January 7, 2017)
Posted on · A question that perplexes potential home buyers and renters: where’s the affordable housing for the rest of us? The Search for Affordable Housing has More than 50 percent of Houston housing consumers in the middle- to lower-income market, making less than $50,000 a year. Many are "rent-burdened," which means they spend more than the recommended […]
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US Supreme Court Overturns Texas Abortion Restrictions
Posted on · The Supreme Court has struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics in the court's biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century.
Health & Science
Texas Abortion Rate Declines As Clinics Close Their Doors
Posted on · 13 percent drop re-ignites debate over state law's new abortion restrictions.
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Family Planning Clinics to Close, Citing Reduced Funds
Posted on · Three Planned Parenthood family planning facilities in Southeast Texas will close by the end of August, citing the loss of access to funding. The closures aren't related to recently approved abortion restrictions.