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Texas lawmakers target property taxes, election fraud and transgender people in new legislation ahead of 2023 session

Thousands of bills are expected to be filed for the legislative session that begins in January. Lawmakers are expected to have a budget surplus when they return to Austin.

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Texas lawmakers, advocates push for more data on pregnancy and childbirth complications

A state report detailing how many Texans die from pregnancy or childbirth is now more than two months delayed and may not be available before the 2023 legislative session.

The Texas Tribune

How Texas is paying for border security push under Operation Lone Star

AUSTIN, Texas — How is Texas paying for its border security initiative?

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Texas health agency says its plan to extend maternal Medicaid coverage is “not approvable” by feds

HHSC said it was initially told the plan was “not approvable.” Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a statement Friday saying Texas’ plan to extend coverage to six months was not rejected but still under review.

The Texas Tribune

Wendy Davis and Donna Howard, defenders of abortion access, worry the worst is yet to come after Roe decision

In interviews, the two women expressed a sense of sorrow over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban abortions, adding even more enormous obstacles to what was already an uphill battle to protect reproductive rights in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde school shooting quickly renews gun laws debate in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — In the immediate aftermath of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday, some Texas Republicans pushed back against renewed calls for more restrictive gun laws.

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Texas GOP targets pro-abortion companies

14 GOP lawmakers warned Lyft that they’d seek to ban companies that pay for abortions from doing business in Texas

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‘Tampon tax’ critics hope lawsuit can build pressure for the Texas Legislature to repeal

AUSTIN, Texas — Six years of demanding repeal of the “tampon tax” haven’t worked. So Texas activists appear poised to try a new tack — mounting a lawsuit to build pressure on lawmakers.

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