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Abortion Laws Are Strictest in These 13 States On 5/20/21 at 4:29 AM EDT Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed new legislation on Wednesday that will ban abortion at the onset of a fetal heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The ban is one of the strictest abortion laws in the country, as most women are not even aware they are pregnant by the time of the onset of a heartbeat. The legislation, known as the "heartbeat ban" abortion bill, was signed into law by Abbott on W...

FOX 7 Discussion: Abbott ends federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team Published  FOX 7 Discussion: Abbott ends federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits for Texans Travis County GOP Chairman Matt Mackowiak and Glenn Smith from Progress Texas share their opinions on Abbotts decision to end federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits for Texans. AUSTIN, Texas - Governor Greg Abbott has informed the U.S. Department of Labor that Texas will opt out of fu...

AOC, Rashida Tlaib introduce Israel arms sales resolution that could set up unprecedented House debate 3:33 p.m. A contingent of progressive House Democrats, headlined by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), will introduce a resolution seeking to block a United States-proposed $735 million sale of bombs to Israel, Jewish Currents reports. The news comes after Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee backed away from requesting the White House delay the a...

Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Wed, May 19, 2021 at 1:06 PM click to enlarge Shutterstock A protester carries a sign defending womens reproductive rights. As expected, Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law controversial legislation that would ban abortion...

It comes amid a wave of state restrictions on access to abortion.

Oldest living survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre shares her powerful testimony May 19, 2021 Viola Fletcher can still hear the screams. In a powerful testimony before a House Judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday, the oldest living survivor of 1921s Tulsa Race Massacre shared her story. "I still see Black men being shot, Black bodies lying in the street. I still smell smoke and see fire. ... I hear the screams. I have lived through the massacre everyday. Our country may forget this history, but I can...

FOX 7 Discussion: 87th Texas Legislature nearing its end FOX 7 Discussion: 87th Texas Legislature nearing its end Brian Ruddle with the Travis County GOP and Wesley Story with Progress Texas join Mike Warren to discuss how the Texas legislative session is going. AUSTIN, Texas - The 87th Texas legislative session is nearing its end with only a few weeks left.   State lawmakers have debated everything from permitless carry of handguns, abortion, and voting laws here in Texas.   Some of these pr...

ILLUSTRATIONS BY NIL ULTRA Early in the morning of April 1, Texas state Senator Bryan Hughes, a Republican who represents a rural district in the northeast part of the state, posted a video to Twitter from the Capitol in Austin. His hair was unkempt. There were dark circles under his eyes. But he spoke with a confidence attributable as much to the fact that few were watching as to the significance of the announcement he was about to make. “It’s a little after 2:30 in the morning and the Tex...

FOX 7 Discussion: Abbott to face challengers for governor FOX 7 Discussion: Abbott to face challengers for governor Travis County GOP chairman Matt Mackowiak and Ed Espinoza with Progress Texas discuss Gov. Abbotts vulnerability in 2022. AUSTIN, Texas - TexasGov. Greg Abbott has some new challengers for his position come election time next year.   Former Senator Don Huffines, a Republican from Dallas, announced today that he will challenge Abbott in the 2022 GOP primary. Huffines has been very...

Armed with more than 100 amendments, opponents of Senate Bill 7 tore into the legislation on Thursday evening. Their long-winded debate was intended “to drive home the point and to really emphasize that there is no reason for this legislation”, Wu said. In response, the state house approved a series of amendments addressing some of SB7’s most controversial provisions. Those amendments, in part, target the bill’s severe criminal penalties, along with concerns over emboldening partisan po...