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Every Texan knows and loves someone who’s had an abortion, said Caroline Duble, political director for the pro-choice abortion advocacy group Avow. “I think it’s a real shame that in the midst of a deadly pandemic, the Public Health Committee chose to prioritize banning abortion and further jeopardizing our access to health care,” she said. One of the most “egregious” bills for consideration is House Bill 1515, Duble said. Filed by Stephenville state Rep. Shelby Slawson, it would amount to a near-total ban on abortion; it would ban the procedure as soon as a fetal heartbeat is det...

© Istock The war over voting access that has roiled Georgia is headed next to Texas, where Republican legislators are working through an omnibus elections overhaul package that would dramatically change the way some voters cast a ballot in future contests. The measure has been labeled a priority by both Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), who controls the state Senate. It follows on the heels of election overhauls that passed in 2017 and failed in 2019, but after a chaotic election held amid a pandemic, it aims to crack down on several practices that supporters say ran afou...

FOX 7 Discussion: Are Abbott's orders effective for COVID-19 response? FOX 7 Discussion: Are Abbott’s orders effective for COVID-19 response? Travis County GOP Chairman Matt Mackowiak and Glenn Smith from Progress Texas discuss possible confusion with Abbott's COVID-19 executive orders. AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Greg Abbott has made it clear that businesses are free to make their own choices when it comes to COVID-19 safety measures. However, some of his executive orders are giving mixed messages and leaving grey areas for others to figure out.  Travis County GOP Chairman Matt Mackowiak ...

FOX 7 Discussion: Calls for NCAA to follow MLB’s lead FOX 7 Discussion: Calls for NCAA to follow MLB’s lead Travis County GOP executive director Brian Ruddle and Ed Espinoza with Progress Texas talk about calls for the NCAA to pull college basketball tournament games from Texas.

Marking the first big backlash of Georgia’s new voting law, Major League Baseball is pulling it’s all star game out of Atlanta. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp responded to the state losing the game calling it a knee jerk reaction. Kemp feels corporations misunderstand the law saying the laws are aimed to increase election integrity. Georgia GOP lawmakers passed mail voting restrictions after false claims of fraud in the 2020 elections.