Texas, abortion and Senate Bill

Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify medical exceptions in state's abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawmaker who helped pioneer the state's restrictive abortion laws introduced a bill on Friday to clarify medical exceptions allowed under the law, representing a pivot from Republican legislators who have defended the state's abortion ban in the face of lawsuits and medical scrutiny.
Kentucky Lawmakers Add Specific Medical Exceptions to the State's Near-Total Abortion Ban
Republican lawmakers inserted several medical exceptions into Kentucky's near-total abortion ban on Thursday, seeking to offer clarity to doctors fearful of breaking the law for terminating pregnancies while treating expectant mothers with grave complications.
Texas GOP senator files bill to clarify abortion ban, expand protections in emergencies
A bill filed Friday and backed by top Republicans aims to give doctors more leeway to treat pregnant patients in medical emergencies.
Alert: Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify the state’s abortion laws, citing confusion over medical exceptions
Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify the state’s abortion laws, citing confusion over medical exceptions. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?
Texas Republicans seek to clarify when doctors can intervene under abortion bans
A Senate bill filed Friday does not expand abortion access, but aims to give doctors clarity while operating under laws that come with up to life in prison.
Texas-inspired reform could see prisoners work for freedom
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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Everything is bigger in Texas, even the prisons
Texas is not soft on crime. It has seen the execution of 600 prisoners in the past 40 years, including two so far this year – ...
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Prisoners could earn early parole through good behaviour and working
Prisoners in Texas can earn credits through working ... Reacting to the visit, the deputy director of the charity Prison Reform Trust, Mark Day, said there are “important lessons” that can ...
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At My Texas Prison, Solitary Confinement All But Guarantees Sexual Exploitation by Guards
They believe it’s simply an inevitable part of their incarceration. For the record, sexual contact with people in prison is a felony in Texas, and the state's department of corrections has a “zero ...
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Supreme Court of Texas chief justice highlights judge pay raises, bail reform in capitol speech
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first State of the Judiciary address since Gov. Greg Abbott appointed him to the ...
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Texas Bill Could Charge Transgender People With 'Fraud,' Leading to Possible Prison Time
A Texas lawmaker filed a bill that would amend ... Those found guilty could face up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine if the legislative proposal were to become law. LGBTQ community ...
Inside the Texas supermax prison that could be coming to Britain
Inmates have to earn their freedom through good behaviour at penitentiary the Justice Secretary sees as a model for UK ...
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Probation reform awaits a signature from the governor
Virginia spends more than $1.6 billion a year on its department of corrections, and some of that money pays to monitor people ...
'Armed and dangerous': Police seek 2 men in killing of Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie, daughter
The Texas Rangers and Forest Hill police are looking for two men wanted in connection with the murders of rapper G$ Lil Ronnie and his 5-year-old daughter.
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Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar
Texas lawmakers are pushing more than 100 bills to clamp down on crime, threatening to overcrowd the state’s jails and ...