Olivia Messer
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Hot List: Day 58 of the Legislature
The Lead: It was controversial-bill day in the Senate Education Committee yesterday. The committee dealt with vouchers, sex-ed (and Planned Parenthood’s role in it), [...] Full Story -
At Senate Hearing, Republicans Get Hot and Bothered over Planned Parenthood
Some Texas Republicans love nothing more than a good round of Planned Parenthood bashing, and they were at it again on Tuesday. In a [...] Full Story -
Hot List: Day 51 of the Legislature
The Lead: It was Grammy day at the Capitol apparently, with the Josh Abbott Band and Paul Wall’s famous mouth jewelry appearing in the [...] Full Story -
House Makes Good on its IOUs with HB 10
The Texas House passed HB 10 Thursday, which injects $4.5 billion into the budget for Texas’ Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs Full Story -
Hot List: Day 44 of the Legislature
The Lead: Women’s health and the cuts to family planning were back in the news yesterday. The Texas Freedom Network released survey findings yesterday, [...] Full Story