Tag: Governor Greg Abbott

Texas abortion: Republican Sen. Robert Nichols says he will support new rape exceptions for procedure!

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State Republican Senator Robert Nichols of Jacksonville said Friday that he would support changing abortion laws in Texas to allow rape victims to obtain the procedure legally. The video above is from a previous story. “If I get a chance to vote for a rape exception, I’ll vote yes,” the East Texas senator said during a panel of Republican lawmakers at the 2022 Texas Tribune. “I think instead of telling women what to do, we should show our support for the women of this state.” Nichols is one of the…

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Texas politics: New UH/TSU survey reveals close statewide races!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – a New survey released Texas Southern University’s Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs Wednesday morning from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs and Barbara Jordan’s Executive Masters in Public Administration program revealed tight races on top of the Texas 2022 ballot, with Republican incumbents leading the top three among potential voters. . The video featured in the media player above is from a pre-recorded episode of this week in Texas, an in-depth political talk hosted by Tom Abrahams. Governor Greg Abbott leads Beto…

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Texas abortion laws: Gov. Greg Abbott says rape victims can take Plan B despite limited access for state’s poorest people!

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On Friday, Governor Greg Abbott told the Dallas Morning News that rape victims can take emergency contraception, such as Plan B, to prevent pregnancy. With abortion now banned in Texas, even in cases of incest or rape, the governor has recommended the use of emergency contraception to ensure a rape victim does not get pregnant. But for low-income people in Texas, emergency contraception isn’t widely available, advocates said — a result of the large number of people of childbearing age who are uninsured, and the state’s lack of programs that…

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US-Mexico border: Texas migrants want to start new lives after Governor Greg Abbott sends bus to Chicago!

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Chicago — Migrants from the US-Mexico border wake up in Chicago Thursday morning. They arrived at Union Station Wednesday night, after being bussed from Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s office said immigrants are not transferred out of the state without their written permission. It is not clear what other options the migrants were offered. Watch: Texas spent $12 million moving immigrants to other cities Chicago is now joining New York and Washington, DC in trying to give these people a new life. For some, it was a purely joyous reunion.…

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Texas guns: Gov. Greg Abbott says raising age to buy assault-style rifle is ‘unconstitutional’ based on recent court rulings!

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Government. Greg Abbott He said on Wednesday that it would be unconstitutional to increase the minimum age to purchase assault rifles from 18 to 21 — a key proposal advocated by Uvalde parents after an 18-year-old shot their children’s school in May. The video above is from a previous report. “It is clear that the gun control law they seek in Uvald – as much as they want – has already been ruled unconstitutional,” Abbott said at a re-election campaign event in Allen. The Ovaldi gunman purchased two AR-15 rifles…

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