Slate of Texas legislation limiting abortion, including so-called heartbeat bill, heads to Senate Posted By Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune on Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 12:01 PM click to enlarge Michael Barajas Protesters hold signs at a pro-Planned Parenthood rally in San Antonio.
Following through on a promise to prioritize anti-abortion legislation, a panel of Texas senators approved a slate of abortion restrictions
Tuesday and sent them to the full chamber for consideration. Among those seven pieces of legislation was Senate Bill 8, which would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat has been detected, which is before many women know they are pregnant. The bill, one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priorities, has an excep
Mexico s Plan to Legalize Marijuana May Pressure Texas to Expand Medical-Only Restriction
On 3/11/21 at 11:12 PM EST
Mexico s Chamber of Deputies passed a bill on Wednesday that would fully legalize marijuana nationwide. If the bill passes the country s Senate, it could force the bordering state of Texas to reconsider its current restrictions that only allow low-dose marijuana products for people with certain medical conditions.
Mexico s bill would allow people over the age of 18 to possess up to nearly one ounce of cannabis and between six to eight plants in a home with an annual permit. It would also allow people to smoke it publicly like tobacco.
Gov Abbott s Back the Blue Crew Floods Texas State Legislature with Pro-Police Bills dallasobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dallasobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Even before Gov. Greg Abbott made it official in his State of the State speech last month, it was clear that policing or, more euphemistically, “public.