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WASHINGTON, DC– Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) today paid up his football bet with House colleague Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO). During the NFL playoffs,
Before there was the Zika virus, there was German measles, which could lead to birth defects in babies, and it helped flip the abortion conversation in America in the 1960s. Meanwhile, the CDC's new advice for women and drinking sparks outrage, and a Missouri Republican pushes back against calls to end investigations into the sale of fetal tissue.
Women stopped using the most effective types of contraception and more babies were born on the government's tab after Texas cut off funding from Planned Parenthood clinics, a team of Texas researchers said Wednesday.
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), along with U.S. Representatives Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Pete Olson (R-TX), and Lamar Smith (R-TX), led a broad Congressional coalition filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Texas HB 2, which establishes standards for abortion providers and facilities.
In Butler City Council news, there’s a possibility of someone taking over the Thorco building. No information can be given at this time, but a company has requested information. We’ll keep you posted.
Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler pushed back against calls from Democrats to end congressional investigations into abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood. Hartzler, a Republican, serves on a special House panel tasked with investigating …
Two pro-life Republican presidential candidates are asking the nation’s highest court to uphold a pro-life law in Texas that has been responsible for closing abortion clinics and saving an estimated 10,000 babies from abortion.
AUSTIN -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and nine other governors filed an amicus brief Wednesday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the state's contested anti-abortion law.
This Capitol Report will give you an account of what is transpiring in your State Capitol, from the perspective of a citizen legislator. I try to give you a feel for the process and the substance of what is being talked about with an "Inside Baseball" approach.
Congressman Jason Smith