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href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 06:00"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">legalized same-sex marriage</a><span>, family law attorneys in Texas are gearing up to make sure same-sex couples who adopt children get full parental rights.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-puts-texas-abortion-law-hold/">Supreme Court Puts Texas Abortion Law on Hold</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-puts-texas-abortion-law-hold/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://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/20150630173030/https://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/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:53:44 -0500" title="2015-06-29 14:53"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0651_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0651_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:51:12 -0500" title="2015-06-29 12:51"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Now that same-sex marriage is legal, gay rights activists are setting their sights on pushing for more protections for LGBT people. In front of the Texas Capitol, activists on Monday vowed to target <span>discrimination in areas including employment and housing.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/">Paxton: Clerks Don't Have to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:59:28 -0500" title="2015-06-28 16:59"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>County clerks who have religious objections to same-sex marriage can opt out of issuing such licenses — but they should be prepared to face fines or legal challenges, Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> said in a written <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/51paxton/op/2015/kp0025.pdf">opinion</a>.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/">Demand for Bilingual 911 Services Growing</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Downtown El Paso at night."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Downtown El Paso at night." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jason Carpenter</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Downtown El Paso at night.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-28 06:00"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>While Texas continues its demographic march into diversity, only one city — El Paso — requires its 911 emergency call takers to be fluent in English and Spanish. Other cities are striving to keep up with the need to handle emergency calls in a wide range of languages.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/">Benefits Should Follow Same-Sex Marriages</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:23:08 -0500" title="2015-06-26 18:23"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling establishing the constitutional right to same-sex marriage, public employers are now figuring out how and when spouses of married gay employees will start receiving benefits.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">Supreme Court: Gay Marriage Bans Are Unconstitutional</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7394HolmesPhariss1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7394HolmesPhariss1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:07:32 -0500" title="2015-06-26 09:07"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">74</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Handing gay rights advocates a monumental victory, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf">U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled</a> that marriages between couples of the same sex cannot be prohibited by states, a decision that overrides Texas’ ban on gay marriage.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/">Paxton to County Clerks: Wait for Direction on Gay Marriage</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:35:04 -0500" title="2015-06-25 16:35"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/comments/"><span class="value">94</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>If the Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional, Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> wants county clerks to hold off on issuing marriage licenses to such couples until his office has given them direction.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/">See Demographics Shift by Texas County</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/Census-Crowd-Screenshot-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/Census-Crowd-Screenshot-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:05:26 -0500" title="2015-06-25 10:05"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Use our interactive to see how the demographics in your county have changed since 2010, according to race and ethnicity figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-decides-fate-obamacare-texas/">Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-decides-fate-obamacare-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SupremeCourt-HealthCare_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SupremeCourt-HealthCare_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman / Eddie Codel</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:12:55 -0500" title="2015-06-25 09:12"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-decides-fate-obamacare-texas/comments/"><span class="value">54</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-114_qol1.pdf">upheld a key element</a> of the president’s signature health law — the part that gives tax subsidies to people who buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s federal marketplace.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-decides-fate-obamacare-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/">Feds to Curtail Use of Family Detention Centers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/02/IMG_0648_8fq3HN5_jpeg_260x1000_q100.jpeg" alt="Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/02/IMG_0648_8fq3HN5_jpeg_800x1000_q100.jpeg" title="Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Ryan McCrimmon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:02:44 -0500" title="2015-06-24 13:02"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Wednesday that families that enter the country illegally to seek asylum will no longer be detained after they’ve established a legitimate claim for relief.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/abbott-oks-ousting-planned-parenthood-cancer-progr/">Abbott OKs Ousting Planned Parenthood From Cancer Program</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/abbott-oks-ousting-planned-parenthood-cancer-progr/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PlannedParenthood_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PlannedParenthood_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 20 Jun 2015 20:24:24 -0500" title="2015-06-20 20:24"> June 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/abbott-oks-ousting-planned-parenthood-cancer-progr/comments/"><span class="value">176</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> has signed off on a budget provision that will oust Planned Parenthood from a state cancer screening program for low-income women.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/abbott-oks-ousting-planned-parenthood-cancer-progr/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/federal-appeals-court-rejects-halt-abortion-restri/">5th Circuit Won't Halt New Texas Abortion Restrictions</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/federal-appeals-court-rejects-halt-abortion-restri/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630173030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Alexa Ura</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:47:01 -0500" title="2015-06-19 17:47"> June 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/federal-appeals-court-rejects-halt-abortion-restri/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a request from Texas abortion providers to temporarily put on hold a ruling that could leave Texas with nine abortion facilities.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630173030/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/federal-appeals-court-rejects-halt-abortion-restri/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> 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