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Governor Kathy Hochul is asking state agencies to create a public education campaign to encourage New Yorkers to learn about state reproductive rights laws, following outcry over new law of Texas banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Hochul called Longhorn State’s decision a “travesty” during a Monday press conference in Central Park, announcing that …

AUSTIN — Texans may no longer need a license and the associated background check to pack their guns in public, but gun owners can still expect to be checked by law enforcement. order before entering the State Capitol. Checking people carrying firearms without a license is part of a policy quietly implemented on September 1 …

Share on PinterestProtesters demonstrate in Austin, Texas. Sergio Flores for The Washington Post via Getty Images A new Texas law that effectively bans abortion after 6 weeks has also been dubbed the “heartbeat bill.” At 6 weeks, an embryo does not have a fully formed heart. Rather, it has a group of cells (which eventually …

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – The Lisa Torry Smith Law went into effect Sept. 1 to protect pedestrians who legally cross at a crosswalk. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the law, named in memory of a woman who was killed walking her child to school, allows distracted drivers to be charged with a Class …

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The road to a Texas law that bans most abortions in the state, bypassing the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade for …

NEW YORK — Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft said Friday they would cover the legal costs of any driver sued under the new law banning most abortions in Texas. Texas law prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect heart activity, usually about six weeks and often before women know they are pregnant. Rather than being …

NEW YORK – The chief executive of Match Group, owner of Tinder, has strongly criticized the new law banning most abortions in Texas and said it is setting up a fund to help all Texas-based employees who need to get it done abortion out of state. Rival dating app Bumble also criticized the law and …

EDINBURGH, Texas (ValleyCentral) – One of the new laws that went into effect September 1 was House Bill 2315. Thousands Seek Refunds After Sol Beach Fest Fails To Offer Concerts House Bill 2315, known as the Street Racing Bill, is described by the state legislature as the forfeiture of contraband related to the criminal offense …

The more conservative members of the Supreme Court upheld a Texas law banning abortions after about six weeks. But the court made its decision without having been informed and argued before any court. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The conservative majority on the Supreme Court dropped a legal bombshell into the abortion debate last night. In …

Already, the Supreme Court’s action this week has launched conversations from Tallahassee to Birmingham, Ala., to Washington, D.C., about abortion restrictions that could now be fair game under a new court and a new paradigm. provided by the Texas decision. “The pro-life movement is incredibly vibrant right now,” said John Seago, legislative director of the …

AUSTIN, TX – A Texas law banning most abortions in the state went into effect at midnight, but the Supreme Court has yet to respond to an emergency appeal to suspend the law. If allowed to remain in effect, the law would be the most significant restriction on abortion rights in the United States since …

Starting Sept. 1, Travis County STAR Flight and other state-funded air ambulance services will no longer be required to “bill the balance.” The term refers to the practice of billing an individual for insurance and then billing the individual for any remaining costs associated with the services. “When we respond, it usually means it’s the …

“Texas’ sweeping new abortion ban forces impotent patients to have pregnancies, regardless of rape or incest, or have their doctors and families threatened with legal action,” Healey tweeted Wednesday. “We will fight this latest effort to overturn Roe v. Wade and defend freedom, privacy and basic rights.” Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, a Democrat from Boston, criticized …

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A deeply divided Supreme Court allows a Texas law banning most abortions to remain in effect, for now denying most women the right to …

The fight for the future of abortion care in the nation’s second-largest state veered to a chaotic climax on Tuesday, with an eleventh-hour plea over Texas’ sweeping new ban hanging in the US Supreme Court. United and abortion providers scrambling to cater to patients, many of whom may find themselves without the means to safely …

The state of Texas has a new law that makes it much easier for public school parents to “COVID redshirt” their children — and that doesn’t just apply to kindergarteners. Before the start of the school year, Texas passed a law that allows parents of elementary and middle-aged children to ask school officials to allow …

A Texas law banning an abortion method commonly used to end second-trimester pregnancies has been upheld by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. The 2017 law in question has never been applied. It aims to ban the use of forceps to remove a fetus from the uterus without first using an injected drug or …

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential news from Texas. A new state law will soon allow most Texans to carry handguns in public without training or licensing. Governor Greg Abbott hailed the so-called “constitutional porting” legislation and other gun bills when he signed …

A leading abortion provider in Texas on Tuesday sued judges, medical licensing officials and a host of others who may be involved in enforcing a new law banning abortion for most women. of State. The lawsuit, filed in federal court by Whole Woman’s Health, seeks to prevent Senate Bill 8 from taking effect as planned …

An anti-abortion law in Texas will soon allow any US citizen to sue Texas-based abortion clinics, doctors, and anyone who assists with an abortion. If successful, the petitioner, who does not have to reside in Texas, will receive a $10,000 reward and the cost of attorney’s fees. Pro-choice supporters fear the prize money will create …

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Seizures of synthetics rise, prices drop as Mexican cartels step up exports to US EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Seizures of fentanyl on the Texas-Mexico border and within the state continue to rise, according to law enforcement officials. The most worrying part of this trend is that Mexican drug cartels are turning the often …

A new Texas law is described as an overhaul of tort law for trucking operations. Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a bill to “ensure a level playing field” in commercial liability cases. Previously HB19, the new rule protects trucking companies from frivolous lawsuits in cases where the driver was not negligent. Additionally, …

When times are good, lawyers do well. When times are bad, many of these same lawyers do even better. Texas corporate law firms posted record revenues and profits in 2020 despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, falling oil prices and recession rocking the economy. Some have earned all this money because of these crises. New data …

AUSTIN, Texas (KXII) — This week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the Heartbeat Bill, called one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Instead of allowing the state to sue a provider who performs an abortion after a detectable heartbeat, like the law recently signed in Oklahoma, it would allow people …

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is closer than ever to allowing handguns to be carried without a license. In a historic 18-13 vote, Senate Republicans approved the measure after hours of debate on Wednesday. What do you want to know Proponents of the measure want to expand Texas law already in place, largely allowing the unlicensed …