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class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/ken-paxton-asked-to-support-in-god-we-trust-on-pol/nnt6H/" class="external">Ken Paxton asked to support ‘In God We Trust’ on police cars</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.mystatesman.com/">Austin American-Statesman</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:31:51 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:31"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Two Republican legislators asked Monday for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s opinion on the legality of displaying the motto “In God We Trust” on police patrol cars after questions were raised about the Childress Police Department doing so.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/statesman.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/texas-abortion-law-doesnt-burden-women-paxton-tell/nnwKj/" class="external">Texas abortion law doesn’t burden women, Paxton tells court</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.mystatesman.com/">Austin American-Statesman</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:31:33 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:31"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Lawyers for Texas urged the U.S. Supreme Court to let the state’s strict abortion regulations stand, arguing in a brief filed Monday that the rules do not impose an unconstitutional burden on women even though they are expected to close most of the state’s abortion clinics.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/ap.org.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.mystatesman.com/ap/ap/texas/texas-set-to-buy-3-buildings-near-alamo-amid-revam/nnwK6/" class="external">Texas set to buy 3 buildings near Alamo amid revamp project</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.mystatesman.com/">Associated Press</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:30:34 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:30"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>The state has agreed to buy three buildings near the Alamo as part of a revamp of the historic shrine and its surrounding plaza in downtown San Antonio</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/statesman.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/ut-holding-forum-as-it-works-on-rules-for-new-conc/nnt92/" class="external">Little middle ground emerges at UT’s second forum on campus carry</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.mystatesman.com/">Austin American-Statesman</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:26:50 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:26"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Four days after a gunman killed nine people at a community college in Oregon and rekindled the national debate on whether gun laws should be tightened, the University of Texas held its second and final public forum on new state legislation that expands campus carry rights. Monday’s forum at UT’s Texas Union drew 150 people, compared with about 250 who attended a forum Sept. 29. The smaller turnout was surprising inasmuch as the first forum took place before Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, went on a shooting rampage Thursday at Umpqua Community College and killed himself after exchanging fire with police officers who had rushed to the campus.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/dallasnews.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/lawmakers-ask-ken-paxton-can-police-departments-display-in-god-we-trust-on-patrol-cars.html/" class="external">Lawmakers ask AG Ken Paxton: Can Texas police departments display ‘In God We Trust’ on patrol cars?</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:25:40 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:25"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Two lawmakers are asking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to weigh in on whether or not police departments can display the phrase “In God We Trust” on patrol cars. Paxton received a request for an official opinion on Monday from Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, on whether or not police departments can display the phrase, which was adopted as the official motto of the United States in 1956. Perry requested the opinion in response to an incident when the Freedom From Religion Foundation told the Childress Police Department to remove the phrase from patrol cars.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/dallasnews.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/pete-sessions-vying-to-turn-good-will-from-republican-revolution-into-whip-votes.html/" class="external">Pete Sessions vying to turn good will from Republican revolution into whip votes</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:25:04 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:25"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>As head of the House GOP’s campaign arm, Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions ushered in a record-smashing freshman class in the party’s 2010 takeover. He’s banking on gratitude to propel him to the No. 3 perch in House leadership this week. But while appreciation runs deep among House Republicans, it may not be enough to make him majority whip in the scramble set off by Speaker John Boehner’s resignation.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/dallasnews.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/report-david-dewhurst-will-pay-campaign-debts-from-senate-race.html/" class="external">Report: David Dewhurst will pay campaign debts from senate race</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:24:29 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:24"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Former Lt. Governor David Dewhurst has agreed to pay off $800,000 of debt from his failed bid for the U.S. Senate in 2012, according to a report in The Texas Tribune.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/dallasnews.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/dallas-county-may-drop-idea-of-living-wage-for-janitors-other-contract-workers.html/" class="external">Dallas County may drop idea of “living wage” for janitors, other contract workers</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:23:46 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:23"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>A plan to require vendors with Dallas County contracts to pay a “living wage” to their janitors, security guards and other low-paid workers may soon fizzle out. Dallas County Commissioners Court will vote Tuesday on a list of qualifications for janitorial companies that apply for contracts to clean toilets and empty trashcans at some of the county’s most heavy trafficked buildings.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/dallasnews.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/ted-cruz-accepting-muslim-syrian-refugees-is-crazy.html/" class="external">Ted Cruz: Accepting Muslim Syrian refugees is ‘crazy’</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:23:14 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:23"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Sen. Ted Cruz said the Obama Administration’s plan to resettle roughly 10,000 Syrian refugees is “nothing short of crazy” since ISIS might have infiltrated them, according to the Associated Press.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/dallasnews.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/texas-ag-asks-supreme-court-to-uphold-states-abortion-restrictions.html/" class="external">Texas AG asks Supreme Court to uphold state’s abortion restrictions</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:22:52 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:22"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Supreme Court Monday to uphold a 2013 law that has already caused half of the state’s abortion clinics to shutter.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/dallasnews.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/09/prestonwood-baptist-church-to-host-october-forum-for-presidential-contenders.html/" class="external">Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina confirmed for presidential forum at Prestonwood Baptist Church</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:20:46 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:20"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina have committed to participate in the Oct. 18 presidential forum at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/dallasnews.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/after-depression-treatment-da-susan-hawk-apologized-to-fired-worker-offered-job-back.html/" class="external">After depression treatment, DA Susan Hawk apologized to fired worker, offered job back</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:20:01 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:20"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>As Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk stages her return to the public scene, she made amends Monday with an employee who was 10 months from retirement when she fired him earlier this year.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/chron.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Report-Some-wait-times-have-increased-since-6551036.php" class="external">Report: Wait times have increased since passage of Texas abortion law</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/">Houston Chronicle</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:18:55 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:18"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>The tough abortion law approved by Texas lawmakers in 2013 already has increased wait times at clinics in several large cities, although it does not appear to have yet affected Houston, according to a report released Monday.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/chron.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Pardons-board-vote-clears-way-for-Houston-6551691.php" class="external">Pardons board vote clears way for Houston killer's execution</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/">Houston Chronicle</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:18:02 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:18"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Twice rebuffed by the U.S. Supreme Court, Houston convicted killer Juan Garcia seemed destined for execution Tuesday after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles refused to recommend that Gov. Greg Abbott spare his life.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/mysanantonio.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/texas/article/Ethics-commission-boosts-disclosure-requirements-6552240.php" class="external">Ethics commission boosts disclosure requirements for 'dark money' groups</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.expressnews.com/">San Antonio Express-News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:17:31 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:17"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>The Texas Ethics Commission took another step Monday to regulate so-called dark money groups by passing a rule aimed at special interest-backed television ads, radio spots and mailers in the weeks leading up to an election.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/ap.org.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/texas/article/US-states-finalize-settlement-with-BP-over-gulf-6550942.php" class="external">US, states announce settlement with BP over gulf oil spill</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/">Associated Press</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:16:10 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:16"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of environmental damage claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/chron.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/houston/article/Mayoral-candidates-enter-home-stretch-with-3-6552241.php" class="external">Houston mayoral candidates enter home stretch with $3 million in the bank</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/">Houston Chronicle</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:14:09 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:14"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Houston's mayoral contenders raised a total of at least $1.8 million in nearly three months, according to their 30-day campaign finance reports, whereas they took in more than $7 million during the first half of the year. In all, the half-dozen major contenders spent more than $4 million from July through late September, leaving them with more than $3 million in the bank and less than a month to go before election day on Nov. 3.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/chron.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Pasadena-plant-to-restart-despite-explosion-6552247.php" class="external">Pasadena plant to restart less than week after explosion</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/">Houston Chronicle</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 22:13:35 -0500" title="2015-10-05 22:13"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Madlin Mekelburg </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>A Pasadena chemical plant where four workers suffered burns in an explosion on Friday will resume full operations this week, a company official said, with little elaboration on what safeguards are in place to protect workers and the community at a facility with a history of accidents, fires and injuries.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="wire-layout"> <div class="favicon"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/https://static.texastribune.org/favicon/slate.com.jpg" width="16" height="16" alt=""/> </div> <div class="body"> <header> <h1 class="tribwire"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/10/05/as_texas_abortion_clinics_close_second_term_abortions_will_spike.html" class="external">As Texas abortion clinics close, second-term abortions will spike</a> </h1> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151006060703/http://www.slate.com/">Slate</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 5 Oct 2015 16:48:35 -0500" title="2015-10-05 16:48"> Oct. 5, 2015 </time> </li> <li> suggested by Evan Smith </li> </ul> </header> <div class="excerpt"> <p>The bill that Wendy Davis fought to kill in 2013 has created a crisis of abortion care in Texas. 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