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A marcher prays ahead of the North Texas March for Life, celebrating the passage and court rulings upholding the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Dallas. Abortion isn't taking center stage in Texas' first-in-the-nation primary. The March 1, 2022 primary will mark six months that Texas clinics have operated under a law that bans abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)

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Abortion recedes from spotlight in Texas' primary election
By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press
Fri,02/18/22-7:24AM , 167 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As the right to an abortion in the U.S. hangs in doubt, one thing seemed clear at the outset of 2022: the issue would tower over America's midterm elections.

But in Texas — of all places — that hasn't been the case going into the nation's first primary.
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Protesters walk along Jackson St. during the North Texas March for Life, celebrating the passage and court rulings upholding the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Dallas. Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades. That's according to the fist figures released by Texas health officials since the law known as Senate Bill 8 took effect in September. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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Abortions in Texas fell 60% in 1st month under new limits
By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press
Thu,02/10/22-1:38PM , 121 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades, according to new figures that for the first time reveal a full accounting of the immediate impact.
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Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd
By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press
Thu,12/23/21-3:03PM , 191 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas board that had unanimously supported a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston backpedaled in an announcement Thursday, saying “procedural errors" were found in their recommendation months after leaving the decision to
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Texas governor's decision: Whether to pardon George Floyd
By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press
Mon,12/20/21-10:47PM , 122 Reads
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Doling out pardons is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who around every Christmas grants them to a handful of ordinary citizens, typically for minor offenses committed years or decades ago.
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