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Ken Paxton Just Sent His Dream List of Abortion Laws to the Lege

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by Alexa Garcia-Ditta and Andrea Grimes

Activists chant and yell in the Capitol rotunda as the House debates new abortion restrictions. Jun 29, 2015

Supreme Court Blocks Texas Abortion Law For Now

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

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UPDATED: Federal Judges Disregard Impact of Abortion Law on Poor Women

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Activists chant and yell in the Capitol rotunda as the House debates new abortion restrictions. Jul 09, 2013

Texas House Approves Abortion Bill HB 2

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