New Orleans, LA— First Liberty Institute and the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, on behalf of their client Judge Wayne Mack, filed a brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that invalidated Mack’s practice of recognizing volunteer chaplains—including Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, and...
Just weeks after a near total ban on abortion went into effect in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott ceremonially signed a separate bill into law on Friday that will restrict Texans’ access to abortion-inducing medication. The new law — which would narrow the window in which physicians are allowed to give… Original Article: https://www.yourconroenews.com/politics/article/Texas-law-abortion-medication-greg-abbott-FDA-16485979.php
Can a non-Texas resident sue someone for violating the state’s new abortion law? In short, yes. But stick around. The wide-ranging capacity of the legislation could actually be helpful in a future Supreme Court challenge as it opens the new decree to significant legal objections, according to University of Texas law professor Elizabeth Sepper. Original...
A Texas doctor stepped forward Saturday to say he had performed an abortion that is illegal under the state’s restrictive new law to force a test of its legality. “I understand that by providing an abortion beyond the new legal limit, I am taking a personal risk, but it’s something I believe in strongly,” Alan...
While we were preparing for our emergency response to Hurricane Nicholas yesterday, I received some news that not only disappointed me but to be brutally honest it infuriated me. . For over a month Montgomery County has been hosting a regional monoclonal antibodies infusion center. Successfully doing over 2,000 infusions…. Original Article: http://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/biden-now-metering-dosages-of-regeneron-to-texas/
The 16th annual Memorial Hermann 10 for Texas 10-mile road race, 5th annual 3.1 Armadillo Run 5K and 14th annual One 4 Texas Kids’ Fun Run is set for Saturday, September 18, 2021, beginning at 7 a.m. The USA Track and Field (USATF) sanctioned event will feature up to 1,300 registered participants racing through The...
THE WOODLANDS, TX — Montgomery County Judge Mark J Keough posted the following to his Facebook page today:. ‘Today I sent Governor Abbott a letter urging him to consider taking action to ensure the Texas Right to Try Act was being followed when patients seek potentially lifesaving treatments that are considered investigational while not FDA...
THE WOODLANDS, TX — Montgomery County Judge Mark J Keough posted the following to his Facebook page today:. ‘Today I sent Governor Abbott a letter urging him to consider taking action to ensure the Texas Right to Try Act was being followed when patients seek potentially lifesaving treatments that are considered investigational while not FDA...
Five Houston-area districts already have reported more COVID-19 cases among students just weeks into the new school year than they did all of last year, reflecting rapidly rising infections in schools across the state. The total number of positive COVID cases in Texas public school students increased by 90 percent,… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Student-COVID-cases-nearly-double-across-Texas-16434135.php
Entergy Texas has announced the coming retirement of its current chief executive and the appointment of the next leader of the Texas branch of the utility. After 37 years with Entergy, President and CEO Sallie Rainer will retire on Nov. 14, 2021, ending a nine-year tenure as the top executive in Texas. Original Article: https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Entergy-Texas-CEO-announces-retirement-16426649.php