Posted on · Throughout 2015, Houston Chronicle reporters have reviewed more than a thousand disciplinary reports at the Harris County Jail and found guards used excessive force or abused their authority more than 120 times. While in about half of the cases where jail staff were disciplined (ranging from 2010 to the spring of 2015) they’ve rarely been fired […]
Posted on · Although Medicaid funding is rarely used for abortions, several Republican-led states have tried to prevent Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Medicaid payments.
Posted on · The organization says the payments could stop as soon as December 8.
Posted on · From Texas officials intending to remove Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid program, to more woes for United Continental, to Harris County declining Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for the county to drop its lawsuit against Volkswagen: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s news. Our panel of non-experts this week includes: Wayne […]
Posted on · In August of next year (Aug. 1, 2016), the state’s new campus carry law takes effect. Passed in the legislative session this past spring, it will allow those with concealed handgun permits (who are required to be 21 and older) to carry concealed weapons on some college campuses. Private schools have the ability to opt […]
Posted on · Officials with Planned Parenthood say investigators visited five clinics around the state. It comes as Texas moves to block the organization from getting Medicaid funds.
Posted on · Officials with Planned Parenthood are speaking out, after state investigators visited five clinics around the state. It comes as Texas tries to bar Planned Parenthood from getting Medicaid funds.
Posted on · The State of Texas is removing Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid program, leaving the state’s low-income women on Medicaid unable to seek medical services there unrelated to abortion, including cervical cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. The move comes in reaction to undercover videos released by the anti-abortion group The Center for Medical Progress, […]
Posted on · The State of Texas is removing Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid program, leaving the state’s low-income women on Medicaid unable to seek medical services there unrelated to abortion, including cervical cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. The move comes in reaction to undercover videos released by the anti-abortion group The Center for Medical Progress, […]
Posted on · The decision is related to a series of undercover sting videos released by an anti-abortion group.
Posted on · Harris County's District Attorney has launched a criminal investigation into Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast after an undercover video prompted state lawmakers to call for an inquiry.
Posted on · An anti-abortion group released an undercover video Tuesday showing a Planned Parenthood executive at a Houston clinic discussing how the group recoups costs for providing organs from aborted fetuses for medical research.