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An air quality alert in effect for Caldwell and Hays Regions

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An air quality alert in effect for Caldwell and Hays Regions

DONNA HOWARD


Texas House votes to repeal sales tax on menstrual products and diapers

The bill, which Democrats have been pushing for years, has become a top priority after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. The Senate has already passed the bill, which would provide tax relief on the purchase of menstrual products, diapers and other child care necessities.

Abortion bills gain little traction as Texas Legislature turns its attention to LGBTQ restrictions

Texas’ abortion laws look likely to remain about where they were at the beginning of the legislative session, as key deadlines pass without any movement on abortion-related bills.

Bill eliminating tampon, diaper sales taxes OK’d by Texas House

The proposal would remove sales tax on diapers, baby wipes and bottles; feminine hygiene products including tampons, sanitary pads and menstrual cups; maternity clothing; and products for pumping breast milk.

Speaker Dade Phelan endorses Medicaid expansion for new mothers, repeal of “tampon tax” in first batch of 2023 priorities

The leader of the state House also threw his support behind bills to crack down on how companies handle private data and to protect children from “addictive algorithms” by digital companies.

Former Texas House Speaker Rayford Price dies at 86

The Texas Democrat served as speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1972 to 1973.

With full state coffers and bipartisan support, Texas teachers are hopeful they’ll get a raise this year

The COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and burnout have pummeled teachers in the last few years. Lawmakers from both parties agree they should get a pay bump — but it won’t happen without some negotiation.

State, feds say six-month maternal Medicaid coverage still under review

HHSC said it was initially told the plan was “not approvable.” Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a statement Friday saying Texas’ plan to extend coverage to six months was not rejected but still under review.

Wendy Davis and Donna Howard, defenders of abortion access, worry the worst is yet to come after Roe decision

In interviews, the two women expressed a sense of sorrow over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban abortions, adding even more enormous obstacles to what was already an uphill battle to protect reproductive rights in Texas.

Tampon tax repeal is about equality, period

State House Rep. Donna Howard working to repeal tampon tax.

Meet the Texas teens taking on the state’s “tampon tax”

A group of young women have teamed up with a prestigious Houston law firm to get the state to stop charging sales tax on menstrual products, arguing they qualify as “wound care dressings.”

Nonprofit for pregnant women & young parents used funds on smoke shop and to buy land for hemp production, records show

Long list of questionable purchases by state-funded organization called ‘an egregious misuse of tax dollars’ by lawmaker

A Republican wants to add exceptions for rape and incest to Texas’ new near-total abortion ban. He faces an uphill climb.

The proposal comes almost two weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott’s comments that the state would “eliminate all rapists.”

Origin story of the Texas law that could upend Roe v. Wade

The road to a Texas law that bans most abortions in the state began in a town called Waskom, population 1,600.

Clinics ask high court to block Texas 6-week abortion ban

Abortion providers in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to prevent enforcement of a state law that would allow private citizens to sue anyone for helping a woman get an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Sixth Texas Democrat in Washington, D.C., tests positive for COVID-19

The Texas House Democratic Caucus, which has said it plans to not identify lawmakers who test positive, has started additional precautionary measures, such as providing daily rapid tests.

Point of Order: The long goodbye

In the latest episode of our podcast about the Texas Legislature, Evan Smith talks to state Rep. Donna Howard and state Sen. Kel Seliger about sniping and snark on the road to sine die.

Amid a pandemic with unequal impact, a proposal for a new Office of Health Equity died in the Texas Senate

Democratic lawmakers wanted to replace a defunded agency by creating a new office that would look at health inequities across the state. But after Republicans pulled it into ongoing debates about transgender rights and critical race theory, the bill died in the Senate.

Half of Texas' nurses experience workplace violence. A Texas lawmaker says it’s time to protect them.

“But I continued working.”For decades, health care workers have faced rampant violence in the workplace. Well over half of Texas' nurses reported being subject to workplace violence in their career, according to a 2016 state study. State lawmakers have for years heard examples of the violence nurses face. Some health care workers who experience violence may not want to blame or shame violent patients who are ill or affected by medication. Health care workers and experts have said hospitals can add more security guards or metal detectors and instill a culture of violence prevention to help deter workplace violence.

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