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href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/business-association-comes-out-against-religious-f/">Business Group Blasts Religious Freedom Proposals</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/business-association-comes-out-against-religious-f/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/010709_hammon_bill_2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/010709_hammon_bill_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 17:14:27 -0500" title="2015-04-07 17:14"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/business-association-comes-out-against-religious-f/comments/"><span class="value">39</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Two proposed constitutional amendments designed to safeguard religious liberty would "devastate" economic development and set Texas on the ill-fated path Indiana just traveled, a leading business group said Tuesday.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/business-association-comes-out-against-religious-f/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/amid-criticism-uncertainty-lingers-over-health-com/">Uncertainty Haunts Health Commissioner Kyle Janek</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/amid-criticism-uncertainty-lingers-over-health-com/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-07 06:00"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/amid-criticism-uncertainty-lingers-over-health-com/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Two reports have criticized Health Commissioner Kyle Janek&rsquo;s leadership. Three state lawmakers have called for his resignation. And a contract awarded to a vendor on his watch is under investigation. What's a new governor to do?&nbsp;</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/amid-criticism-uncertainty-lingers-over-health-com/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/04/bathroom-bills-pit-transgender-community-against-g/">&quot;Bathroom Bills&quot; Pit Transgender Texans Against GOP</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/04/bathroom-bills-pit-transgender-community-against-g/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/02/IMG_9622_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Caomh谩n 脫 Raghallaigh, a transgender advocate, visits with Sarah Byers, left, in the Capitol office of Sen. Kirk Watson, right."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/02/IMG_9622_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Caomh谩n 脫 Raghallaigh, a transgender advocate, visits with Sarah Byers, left, in the Capitol office of Sen. Kirk Watson, right." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Caomh谩n 脫 Raghallaigh, a transgender advocate, visits with Sarah Byers, left, in the Capitol office of Sen. Kirk Watson, right.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 4 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-04 06:00"> April 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/04/bathroom-bills-pit-transgender-community-against-g/comments/"><span class="value">183</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A set of&nbsp;</span><span class="il">bills</span><span>&nbsp;from conservative lawmakers would make it illegal for people to use the&nbsp;</span><span class="il">bathroom</span><span>&nbsp;other than the one designated for their gender assigned at birth. Members of the transgender community say the legislation specifically targets them and even places a bounty on their heads.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/04/bathroom-bills-pit-transgender-community-against-g/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/house-democrats-target-abortion-program-budget/">House Democrats Target Alternatives to Abortion Program</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/house-democrats-target-abortion-program-budget/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman / Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:04:52 -0500" title="2015-03-30 15:04"> March 30, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As the Texas House prepares for a floor fight Tuesday over its budget, a flurry of amendments filed by Democrats seeks to defund the state's&nbsp;</span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/providers/FACS/#abortion" target="_blank">Alternatives to Abortion program</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/house-democrats-target-abortion-program-budget/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/abbott-foster-care-agency-get-your-act-together/">Abbott to Foster Care Agency: Get Your Act Together</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/abbott-foster-care-agency-get-your-act-together/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/BDS_4051CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/BDS_4051CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:52:18 -0500" title="2015-03-25 10:52"> March 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/abbott-foster-care-agency-get-your-act-together/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In the wake of three child deaths under the state&rsquo;s ward so far this year, Gov.&nbsp;</span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span>&nbsp;on Wednesday told the Department of Family and Protective Services to straighten up and fly right.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/abbott-foster-care-agency-get-your-act-together/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/medicaid-shortfall-benefiting-aca-funds/">Obamacare Cash Helps Pay State&#39;s Medicaid Bill</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/medicaid-shortfall-benefiting-aca-funds/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Turnerfrown2CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Sylvester Turner, May 26, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Turnerfrown2CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Sylvester Turner, May 26, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Sylvester Turner, May 26, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-25 06:00"> March 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/medicaid-shortfall-benefiting-aca-funds/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas Republicans have long used the Affordable Care Act as a political punching bag, but that hasn&rsquo;t stopped state budget writers from taking $102 million from the president's signature health care law to pay some bills.&nbsp;</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/medicaid-shortfall-benefiting-aca-funds/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/rural-hospitals-struggle-keep-their-doors-open/">Rural Hospitals Struggle to Keep Their Doors Open</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/rural-hospitals-struggle-keep-their-doors-open/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/EmptyHospitalRoom_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/EmptyHospitalRoom_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-20 06:00"> March 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/rural-hospitals-struggle-keep-their-doors-open/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Policymakers must decide whether to spend more money on small hospitals serving a limited number of patients that, in most cases, cannot keep their doors open without government assistance. But without them people, inevitably, will die.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/rural-hospitals-struggle-keep-their-doors-open/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/19/contracting-reform-bill-sails-out-committee/">Contracting Reform Bill Sails Out of Senate Committee</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/19/contracting-reform-bill-sails-out-committee/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/_F5U9857Nelson1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, confers with Sen. Juan &quot;Chuy&quot; Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during a March 11, 2015, committee hearing on state contracting issues."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/_F5U9857Nelson1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, confers with Sen. Juan &quot;Chuy&quot; Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during a March 11, 2015, committee hearing on state contracting issues." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, confers with Sen. Juan &quot;Chuy&quot; Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during a March 11, 2015, committee hearing on state contracting issues.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:39:46 -0500" title="2015-03-19 10:39"> March 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/19/contracting-reform-bill-sails-out-committee/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Amid an ongoing scandal over how the state awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to a private company, the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday approved <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&amp;Bill=SB20">Senate Bill 20</a>,&nbsp;which would overhaul the state&rsquo;s contracting processes.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/19/contracting-reform-bill-sails-out-committee/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/">Post-Scandal, Lawmakers Changing Gears on Health Agency</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset027Nelson_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wraps up the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset027Nelson_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wraps up the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing on Jan. 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wraps up the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:31:29 -0500" title="2015-03-18 17:31"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>As the state&rsquo;s largest health agency reels from a scandal over how it awarded contracts to private vendors, lawmakers on Wednesday said they are&nbsp;slowing down on their ambitious &mdash; and controversial &mdash;<strong>&nbsp;</strong>plan to restructure&nbsp;it.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/ag-paxton-sues-feds-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/">Texas Sues Feds Over Benefits for Same-Sex Couples</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/ag-paxton-sues-feds-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:29:43 -0500" title="2015-03-18 16:29"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/ag-paxton-sues-feds-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/comments/"><span class="value">79</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The state of Texas is suing the Obama administration for giving medical leave benefits to certain same-sex couples, according to an announcement Wednesday from Attorney General&nbsp;</span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span>.<br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/ag-paxton-sues-feds-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-would-prohibit-doctors-asking-about-guns/">Bill Would Prohibit Doctors From Asking About Guns</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-would-prohibit-doctors-asking-about-guns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HandgunsAtFiringRange_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HandgunsAtFiringRange_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Edward A. Ornelas/San Antonio Express-News</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-18 06:00"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-would-prohibit-doctors-asking-about-guns/comments/"><span class="value">116</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/stuart-spitzer/">Stuart Spitzer</a>&nbsp;is afraid the federal government can use medical records to identify gun owners. Over the objections of the medical community, he has filed a bill&nbsp;that would prohibit doctors from asking patients whether they own a firearm.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-would-prohibit-doctors-asking-about-guns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/">Competing Bills Filed Over End-of-Life Care for Pregnant Women</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/7C2A3596_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after &quot;Marlise's Law&quot; was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/7C2A3596_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after &quot;Marlise's Law&quot; was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after &quot;Marlise&#39;s Law&quot; was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:46:09 -0500" title="2015-03-12 12:46"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers have filed two competing bills about who should have the authority to decide whether to terminate a brain-dead pregnant woman's life &mdash; a preview of what promises to be a fiery legislative battle over end-of-life medical care in Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetus-signs-cause-stir-capitol/">&quot;Former Fetus&quot; Signs Cause Stir at Capitol</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetus-signs-cause-stir-capitol/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/Former_fetus_Stickland_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/Former_fetus_Stickland_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:11:11 -0500" title="2015-03-11 09:11"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetus-signs-cause-stir-capitol/comments/"><span class="value">111</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Signs identifying some state lawmakers as former fetuses are generating controversy at the Capitol.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetus-signs-cause-stir-capitol/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texting-while-driving-ban-voted-out-committee/">House Panel Endorses Texting-While-Driving Ban</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texting-while-driving-ban-voted-out-committee/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/09/TextandDrive_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/09/TextandDrive_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:34:02 -0500" title="2015-03-10 14:34"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texting-while-driving-ban-voted-out-committee/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A bill that would ban texting while driving passed its first legislative hurdle Tuesday when lawmakers voted it out of the House Transportation Committee.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texting-while-driving-ban-voted-out-committee/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/">GOP Lawmaker: Women &quot;Will Die&quot; Without Cancer Screening</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/14/Rural_Cancer9608_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/14/Rural_Cancer9608_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:28:52 -0500" title="2015-03-10 13:28"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sarah-davis/">Sarah Davis</a> on Tuesday warned that proposed changes to a women's health program &mdash; intended to gut funding for Planned Parenthood clinics &mdash; would put women's lives in danger.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084159/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i>&nbsp;Full&nbsp;Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">&hellip;</a></li><li><a href="?page=8#contributions" class="page">8</a></li><li><a href="?page=9#contributions" class="page">9</a></li><li><a href="?page=10#contributions" class="page">10</a></li><li><a href="?page=11#contributions" class="page">11</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> 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