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Under the revised “tiered” system, clinic like Planned Parenthood, which specialize in family planning, would be the lowest priority for funding.</p><p>Planned Parenthood says the move is just the latest effort to push its clinic out of business in the state because funds for the program will likely not reach them under the tiered system. The Senate’s chief budget write, state Sen. Jane Nelson, has said the language is intended to ensure that facilities unaffiliated with abortion providers are funded first.</p> <p class="update-time">Updated: March 11, 2015</p> <section class="related-legislation"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Relevant legislation</h5> </header> <ul class="sans"> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB2/">SB 2</a></li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="related-content"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Story timeline</h5> </header> <ul class="story-timeline"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/">GOP Lawmaker: Women "Will Die" Without Cancer Screening</a> <p class="pub-date">March 10, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/funding-fight-cancer-clinics-could-be-collateral-d/">In Funding Fight, Cancer Care Could Be Collateral Damage</a> <p class="pub-date">March 6, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/28/senate-renews-effort-keep-funds-planned-parenthood/">Senate Renews Effort to Keep Funds From Planned Parenthood</a> <p class="pub-date">Jan. 28, 2015</p> </li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="share-box"> <p class="sub-text">Share this issue: <a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccf3bfb9aea6a9afb8f198a4a9e9fefc98a9b4adbfe9fefc98bea5aeb9a2a9e9fefca3a2e9fefcb8a4a9e9fefcf4f8b8a4e9fefc80a9aba9f6e9fefc89aaaaa3beb8Xs%20to%20defund%20Planned%20Parenthood%20providers&body=I%20read%20about%20an%20issue%20that%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20at%20The%20Texas%20Tribune:%20Efforts%20to%20defund%20Planned%20Parenthood%20providers%20%0D%0Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/efforts-to-defund-planned-parenthood-providers/"> <i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Issues%20of%20the%2084th%20%23txlege%3A%20Efforts%20to%20defund%20Planned%20Parenthood%20providers%20http%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/efforts-to-defund-planned-parenthood-providers/&via=texastribune" title="share on Twitter" class="social-share" target="_blank"> <i class="fa fa-twitter"></i> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=154122474650943&display=popup&href=http%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/efforts-to-defund-planned-parenthood-providers/&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org" title="share on Facebook" class="social-share" target="_blank"> <i class="fa fa-facebook"></i> </a> </p> </section> <section class="issue-box"> <section class="issue-prose"> <header id="expanding-gambling-in-texas"> <h3 class="issue-card-title"> <a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/expanding-gambling-in-texas/">Expanding gambling in Texas</a> </h3> </header> <p>Attempts to legalize casino gambling in Texas have failed for years, and the biennial discussion is set to begin again this session. A 2013 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/10/groups-aim-get-their-interests-gambling-bill/">study</a> estimates that Texans spend nearly $3 billion annually at gaming facilities in other states, and some<strong> </strong>lawmakers have said they would like to use that money to fund roads. In the past,<strong> </strong>some conservative lawmakers have threatened to filibuster legislation that would expand gambling.</p><p>Rep. Matt Krause, R- Fort Worth, has been fighting against “historical racing” machines, saying they are no more than slot machines, while are illegal in Texas. In November, a state district judge ruled the Texas Racing Commission did not have the authority to install this type of machines at racetracks.</p> <p class="update-time">Updated: March 5, 2015</p> <section class="related-legislation"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Relevant legislation</h5> </header> <ul class="sans"> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HJR40/">HJR 40</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB51/">SB 51</a></li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="related-content"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Story timeline</h5> </header> <ul class="story-timeline"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/senators-double-down-might-defund-racing-commissio/">Racing Commission Still at Risk of Being Cut Off</a> <p class="pub-date">Feb. 25, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/lobby-firm-assisted-drafting-gop-caucus-letter/">Lobby Firm Helped Draft GOP Letter to Racing Commission</a> <p class="pub-date">Feb. 24, 2015</p> </li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="share-box"> <p class="sub-text">Share this issue: <a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ab5f9ffe8e0efe9feb7dee2efafb8badeeff2ebf9afb8badef8e3e8ffe4efafb8bae5e4afb8bafee2efafb8bab2befee2afb8bac6efedefb0afb8bacff2faebe4eeXing%20gambling%20in%20Texas&body=I%20read%20about%20an%20issue%20that%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20at%20The%20Texas%20Tribune:%20Expanding%20gambling%20in%20Texas%20%0D%0Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/expanding-gambling-in-texas/"> <i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Issues%20of%20the%2084th%20%23txlege%3A%20Expanding%20gambling%20in%20Texas%20http%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/expanding-gambling-in-texas/&via=texastribune" title="share on Twitter" class="social-share" target="_blank"> <i class="fa fa-twitter"></i> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=154122474650943&display=popup&href=http%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/expanding-gambling-in-texas/&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org" title="share on Facebook" class="social-share" target="_blank"> <i class="fa fa-facebook"></i> </a> </p> </section> <section class="issue-box"> <section class="issue-prose"> <header id="gay-rights-legislation"> <h3 class="issue-card-title"> <a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/gay-rights-legislation/">Gay rights legislation</a> </h3> </header> <p>A number of cities, including Houston and San Antonio, have passed nondiscrimination ordinances that include some protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Then-Attorney General Greg Abbott opposed the San Antonio ordinance, saying that it would violate the Texas Constitution and stifle religious liberty.</p><p>Now, state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and state Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, have filed legislation that seeks to protect the religious liberty of small businesses, but critics say their proposed constitutional amendment would limit the ability of cities to enforce nondiscrimination ordinances. Villalba <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/http://www.texasobserver.org/license-discriminate-bills-pile-texas-legislature/">has said</a> his proposal is not intended to weaken the cities' nondiscrimination ordinances.</p><p>Meanwhile, several Democrats have filed legislation that would recognize same-sex marriage in the state — a largely symbolic gesture that is unlikely to gain any traction.</p><p>Democratic lawmakers will also likely push legislation to allow same-sex parents to both be included on a child’s birth certificate and to repeal the part of state law that says homosexual conduct is an offense.</p> <p class="update-time">Updated: March 9, 2015</p> <section class="related-legislation"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Relevant legislation</h5> </header> <ul class="sans"> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB70/">HB 70</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB130/">HB 130</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB304/">HB 304</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB453/">HB 453</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB537/">HB 537</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB547/">HB 547</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB553/">HB 553</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB582/">HB 582</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB627/">HB 627</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HJR34/">HJR 34</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HJR55/">HJR 55</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB76/">SB 76</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB98/">SB 98</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB148/">SB 148</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB250/">SB 250</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB343/">SB 343</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SJR10/">SJR 10</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150415041452/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SJR13/">SJR 13</a></li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="related-content"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Story timeline</h5> </header> <ul class="story-timeline"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415041452/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/perry-move-marriage-licenses-secretary-state/">Bill Would Move Marriage License Distribution to Secretary of State</a> <p class="pub-date">Feb. 20, 2015</p> </li> <li><a 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