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Kirk Watson on HB3994 an abortion reform measure on May 25, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/25/A_S3R6271cmsPerry_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen.Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, continues debate with Sen. Kirk Watson on HB3994 an abortion reform measure on May 25, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen.Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, continues debate with Sen. Kirk Watson on HB3994 an abortion reform measure on May 25, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/senate-clears-bill-restricting-minors-seeking-abor/">Senate Clears Bill Restricting Minors Seeking Abortions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 25 May 2015 16:38:56 -0500" title="2015-05-25 16:38"> May 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/senate-clears-bill-restricting-minors-seeking-abor/comments/"><span class="value">33</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After four hours of debate and more than a dozen failed amendments by Democrats, the Senate on Monday gave preliminary approval to far-reaching restrictions on minors seeking abortions in Texas without parental consent.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/senate-clears-bill-restricting-minors-seeking-abor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/senate-gut-proposal-require-id-women-seeking-abort/">Senate Won't Include "Abortion ID" Provision</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/19/senate-panel-oks-restrictions-minors-seeking-abort/">Senate Panel OKs Restrictions on Minors Seeking Abortions</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/abortion-ban-aca-insurance-plans-all-dead/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/abortion-ban-aca-insurance-plans-all-dead/">House Will Take Up Abortion Insurance Coverage Ban</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 24 May 2015 21:37:11 -0500" title="2015-05-24 21:37"> May 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/abortion-ban-aca-insurance-plans-all-dead/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">In a dramatic turn of events, the House Calendars Committee reversed course and sent a controversial bill prohibiting health insurance plans sold on the Affordable Care Act's marketplace from covering abortions to the full chamber. </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/abortion-ban-aca-insurance-plans-all-dead/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/senate-gut-proposal-require-id-women-seeking-abort/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/19/Charles_Perry_and_Geanie_Morrison_R73bWEF_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, are shepherding House Bill 3994 through the Legislature. The bill would tighten the requirements on "judicial bypass," the legal process used by minors seeking abortions without parental consent."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/19/Charles_Perry_and_Geanie_Morrison_R73bWEF_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, are shepherding House Bill 3994 through the Legislature. The bill would tighten the requirements on "judicial bypass," the legal process used by minors seeking abortions without parental consent." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, are shepherding House Bill 3994 through the Legislature. The bill would tighten the requirements on "judicial bypass," the legal process used by minors seeking abortions without parental consent.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/senate-gut-proposal-require-id-women-seeking-abort/">Senate Won't Include "Abortion ID" Provision</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 24 May 2015 19:52:26 -0500" title="2015-05-24 19:52"> May 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/senate-gut-proposal-require-id-women-seeking-abort/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">The sponsor of a bill meant to impose additional restrictions on minors seeking abortions without parental consent will not pursue a controversial provision that would have required women to show a form of identification.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/senate-gut-proposal-require-id-women-seeking-abort/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MEDICAID_CEDARVIEW_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MEDICAID_CEDARVIEW_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/">Funding Program Shields Nursing Homes From Lawsuits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 24 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-24 06:00"> May 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Hundreds of Texas nursing homes have transferred their ownership to local government entities in order to secure more federal Medicaid funding. Critics of the arrangement say it shields negligent nursing homes from lawsuits.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/abortion-ban-aca-insurance-plans-all-dead/">House Will Take Up Abortion Insurance Coverage Ban</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 24 May 2015 21:37:11 -0500" title="2015-05-24 21:37"> May 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/abortion-ban-aca-insurance-plans-all-dead/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/abortion-ban-aca-insurance-plans-all-dead/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/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> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">In a dramatic turn of events, the House Calendars Committee reversed course and sent a controversial bill prohibiting health insurance plans sold on the Affordable Care Act's marketplace from covering abortions to the full chamber. </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/abortion-ban-aca-insurance-plans-all-dead/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/senate-gut-proposal-require-id-women-seeking-abort/">Senate Won't Include "Abortion ID" Provision</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 24 May 2015 19:52:26 -0500" title="2015-05-24 19:52"> May 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/senate-gut-proposal-require-id-women-seeking-abort/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/senate-gut-proposal-require-id-women-seeking-abort/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/19/Charles_Perry_and_Geanie_Morrison_R73bWEF_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, are shepherding House Bill 3994 through the Legislature. The bill would tighten the requirements on "judicial bypass," the legal process used by minors seeking abortions without parental consent."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/19/Charles_Perry_and_Geanie_Morrison_R73bWEF_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, are shepherding House Bill 3994 through the Legislature. The bill would tighten the requirements on "judicial bypass," the legal process used by minors seeking abortions without parental consent." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, are shepherding House Bill 3994 through the Legislature. The bill would tighten the requirements on "judicial bypass," the legal process used by minors seeking abortions without parental consent.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">The sponsor of a bill meant to impose additional restrictions on minors seeking abortions without parental consent will not pursue a controversial provision that would have required women to show a form of identification.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/senate-gut-proposal-require-id-women-seeking-abort/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/">Funding Program Shields Nursing Homes From Lawsuits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 24 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-24 06:00"> May 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MEDICAID_CEDARVIEW_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MEDICAID_CEDARVIEW_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Hundreds of Texas nursing homes have transferred their ownership to local government entities in order to secure more federal Medicaid funding. Critics of the arrangement say it shields negligent nursing homes from lawsuits.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/funding-arrangement-shields-nursing-homes-lawsuits/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">New in Trib+Health: Health Care Measures at the Lege</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 12 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-12 06:00"> May 12, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/house-votes-delay-closure-austin-care-center/">House Delays Closing of Austin Assisted Living Center</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 23 May 2015 19:08:09 -0500" title="2015-05-23 19:08"> May 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/house-votes-delay-closure-austin-care-center/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/house-votes-delay-closure-austin-care-center/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/OldHandOnaWheelChair_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/OldHandOnaWheelChair_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>An Austin assisted living facility for people with disabilities — originally targeted for closure in 2017 — won’t be shuttered until 2019 under a major agency overhaul initially approved by the Texas House on Saturday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/house-votes-delay-closure-austin-care-center/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/health-commission-bill-could-prompt-end-life-debat/">Health Commission Bill Could Set Up End-of-Life, Abortion Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 23 May 2015 16:59:49 -0500" title="2015-05-23 16:59"> May 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/health-commission-bill-could-prompt-end-life-debat/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/health-commission-bill-could-prompt-end-life-debat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/13/EndOfLife-Split-1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/13/EndOfLife-Split-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Boyce Duprey / Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr"><span>With the House set to consider legislation to re-evaluate the state’s health commission, a flurry of pre-filed amendments could set the stage for a fiery debate over end-of-life issues.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/health-commission-bill-could-prompt-end-life-debat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/insurance-ban-abortions-clears-house-panel/">House Panel OKs Bill Banning Insurers From Covering Abortions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 23 May 2015 16:49:00 -0500" title="2015-05-23 16:49"> May 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/insurance-ban-abortions-clears-house-panel/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/insurance-ban-abortions-clears-house-panel/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/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> <section class="summary"> <p>A bill prohibiting health insurers from covering abortion in all cases save for medical emergencies cleared a House panel Saturday and could be headed to the House floor.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/insurance-ban-abortions-clears-house-panel/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/senate-unanimously-backs-house-right-try-legislati/">Senate Unanimously Backs "Right to Try" Legislation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 22 May 2015 13:49:09 -0500" title="2015-05-22 13:49"> May 22, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/senate-unanimously-backs-house-right-try-legislati/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/Andi_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Capitol lobbyist Andrea Sloan waged a public battle with ovarian cancer, seeking federal permission to try an experimental treatment in 2013. She died Jan. 1, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/Andi_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Capitol lobbyist Andrea Sloan waged a public battle with ovarian cancer, seeking federal permission to try an experimental treatment in 2013. She died Jan. 1, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Capitol lobbyist Andrea Sloan waged a public battle with ovarian cancer, seeking federal permission to try an experimental treatment in 2013. She died Jan. 1, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Senate gave a unanimous vote of support on Friday to a measure that would allow terminally ill patients to try experimental drugs that have received preliminary approval by the FDA.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/senate-unanimously-backs-house-right-try-legislati/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abortion-restrictions-minors-met-legal-concerns/">Senator: Abortion Bill Could Prompt Lawsuit Against State</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 May 2015 12:29:15 -0500" title="2015-05-18 12:29"> May 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abortion-restrictions-minors-met-legal-concerns/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abortion-restrictions-minors-met-legal-concerns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/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> <section class="summary"> <p>A measure to enact several restrictions on minors seeking abortions without parental consent was met with legal concerns on Monday when a Senate panel considered the proposal.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abortion-restrictions-minors-met-legal-concerns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/hard-find-parts-texas-top-rated-nursing-home/">Hard to Find in Parts of Texas: A Top-Rated Nursing Home</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-14 06:00"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/hard-find-parts-texas-top-rated-nursing-home/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/hard-find-parts-texas-top-rated-nursing-home/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/11/Natalie_Anne_Sealy_portrait-Edit_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Natalie Anne Sealy, photographed by her daughter Billie Pender."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/11/Natalie_Anne_Sealy_portrait-Edit_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Natalie Anne Sealy, photographed by her daughter Billie Pender." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Billie Pender</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Natalie Anne Sealy, photographed by her daughter Billie Pender.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas has the highest percentage of one-and two-star homes in the country: 51 percent of its nursing homes are rated “below average,” or “much below average” on Nursing Home Compare, which was designed by the federal government.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/hard-find-parts-texas-top-rated-nursing-home/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/house-oks-bill-restricting-minors-seeking-abortion/">House OKs Bill Restricting Minors Seeking Abortions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 13 May 2015 21:22:24 -0500" title="2015-05-13 21:22"> May 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/house-oks-bill-restricting-minors-seeking-abortion/comments/"><span class="value">39</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/house-oks-bill-restricting-minors-seeking-abortion/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/13/_BDB3106cms_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, talks with a colleague prior to the introduction of House Bill 3994 in the Texas House on May 13, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/13/_BDB3106cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, talks with a colleague prior to the introduction of House Bill 3994 in the Texas House on May 13, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, talks with a colleague prior to the introduction of House Bill 3994 in the Texas House on May 13, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Minors seeking to obtain abortions without parental consent would face more restrictions under a bill that received preliminary approval Wednesday from the Texas House.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/house-oks-bill-restricting-minors-seeking-abortion/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/more-half-women-face-barriers-reproductive-service/">Study: Half of Texas Women Face Barriers to Reproductive Health Care</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 12 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-12 06:00"> May 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/more-half-women-face-barriers-reproductive-service/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/more-half-women-face-barriers-reproductive-service/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/03/BirthControlCapitol_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/03/BirthControlCapitol_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">More than half of Texas women faced at least one barrier to accessing reproductive health care in the years after lawmakers dramatically altered the state’s family planning services, according to a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://www.utexas.edu/cola/orgs/txpep/_files/pdf/TxPEP-ResearchBrief_Barriers-to-Family-Planning-Access-in-Texas_May2015.pdf">new report</a>. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/more-half-women-face-barriers-reproductive-service/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">New in Trib+Health: Health Care Measures at the Lege</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 12 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-12 06:00"> May 12, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Lawmakers tackle pending health legislation, <em>The New Yorker</em>'s Atul Gawande returns to McAllen </span><span>and an interview with <span>Scott Walters of the University of North Texas Health Science Center.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" 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href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-initial-ok-e-cigarette-ban-minors/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/17/E-Cig_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="E-cigarettes vaporize a liquid solution for inhalation. They have grown steadily in popularity since they were introduced in 2005."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/17/E-Cig_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="E-cigarettes vaporize a liquid solution for inhalation. They have grown steadily in popularity since they were introduced in 2005." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Joseph Morris</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">E-cigarettes vaporize a liquid solution for inhalation. They have grown steadily in popularity since they were introduced in 2005.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas moved a step closer to banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors after the state House gave tentative approval Monday to a bill that lawmakers say would prevent young Texans from purchasing nicotine products.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-initial-ok-e-cigarette-ban-minors/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/house-votes-delay-closure-austin-care-center/">House Delays Closing of Austin Assisted Living Center</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/health-commission-bill-could-prompt-end-life-debat/">Health Commission Bill Could Set Up End-of-Life, Abortion 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Larry Gonzales, Sarah Davis, Sylvester Turner, John Otto and Trent Ashby make up the 2015 budget conference committee.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The House-Senate budget conference committee adopted its compromise on health and human services funding Wednesday, pleasing fiscal conservatives and giving little cheer to advocates for the poor and disabled.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/committee-approves-health-and-human-services-budge/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/after-crises-foster-care-redesign-takes-root/">After Crises, Foster Care Redesign Takes Root</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Doualy Xaykaothao, KERA News </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 20 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-20 05:59"> May 20, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/after-crises-foster-care-redesign-takes-root/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Child-Wall_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Child-Wall_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: David Garzon</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Following years of crises that have plagued foster care in Texas, a Fort Worth nonprofit is in charge of the latest effort to remodel the state's foster care system.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/after-crises-foster-care-redesign-takes-root/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/19/senate-panel-oks-restrictions-minors-seeking-abort/">Senate Panel Clears Restrictions on Minors Seeking Abortions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 19 May 2015 16:33:26 -0500" title="2015-05-19 16:33"> May 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/19/senate-panel-oks-restrictions-minors-seeking-abort/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/19/senate-panel-oks-restrictions-minors-seeking-abort/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/19/Charles_Perry_and_Geanie_Morrison_R73bWEF_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, are shepherding House Bill 3994 through the Legislature. The bill would tighten the requirements on "judicial bypass," the legal process used by minors seeking abortions without parental consent."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/19/Charles_Perry_and_Geanie_Morrison_R73bWEF_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, are shepherding House Bill 3994 through the Legislature. The bill would tighten the requirements on "judicial bypass," the legal process used by minors seeking abortions without parental consent." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, are shepherding House Bill 3994 through the Legislature. The bill would tighten the requirements on "judicial bypass," the legal process used by minors seeking abortions without parental consent.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr"><span>A far-reaching proposal to restrict the mechanism used by minors seeking abortions without parental consent is headed to the Senate floor.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/19/senate-panel-oks-restrictions-minors-seeking-abort/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/texas-house-approves-legalizing-cannabis-oil-epile/">Cannabis Oil Approved for Epilepsy Patients</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 May 2015 19:40:30 -0500" title="2015-05-18 19:40"> May 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/texas-house-approves-legalizing-cannabis-oil-epile/comments/"><span class="value">48</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/texas-house-approves-legalizing-cannabis-oil-epile/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/27/StrausCMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus speaks with State Rep. Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, as the chamber awaits word of a special session mid-afternoon on May 27, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150526040530/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/27/StrausCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus speaks with State Rep. Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, as the chamber awaits word of a special session mid-afternoon on May 27, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus speaks with State Rep. Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, as the chamber awaits word of a special session mid-afternoon on May 27, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Epilepsy patients in Texas suffering from seizures could get prescriptions for medicinal oils containing a <span>non-euphoric, <span>therapeutic</span></span> component found in marijuana under a bill tentatively approved by the state House on Monday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/texas-house-approves-legalizing-cannabis-oil-epile/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150526040530/http://www.texastribune.org/health-and-human-services/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" 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