Megan Menchaca
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education reporter covering k-12 + higher ed news in austin, texas @statesman • @austinnewsguild • texas ex • send tips: mmenchaca @statesman .com
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BREAKING: Abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy can resume in Texas, per a temporary restraining order issued by a Harris County judge.
A hearing has been set for July 12 to consider a more permanent injunction.
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Horrific news, confirmed by
@TexasTribune
: 46 bodies found in 18-wheeler near Lackland AFB in San Antonio; 16 taken to hospitals; authorities believe the victims are migrants.
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Got questions about voting and elections in Texas? I’m an immigrant and a journalist. I’m here to ask those questions on your behalf. via
@VotebeatUS
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BREAKING: Texas abortion providers have sued the state to block enforcement of a pre-Roe statute criminalizing abortion.
Here's a copy of the lawsuit:
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1/ The CapMetro board just voted unanimously (with Cooper off dais) to approve this fall schedule. UT routes will be restored for fall semester and a few select school trips return. Otherwise, the reduced schedule adopted in September remains in effect.
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Here is a map of abortion access in a post-Roe America. See more: via
@ReutersGraphics
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Stephanie Elizalde says her two-year tenure as AISD superintendent was marked by major challenges, but she was buoyed by a supportive Austin community.
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"They may have succeeded today, but they are not going to get us down."
Abortion-rights advocates made their voices heard Friday, marching from the federal courthouse in Austin to the Capitol.
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After SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade - triggering Texas abortion ban - Austin City Council members Chito Vela and Vanessa Fuentes request special called meeting to consider Vela's GRACE Act.
It seeks to "de-criminalize" abortion in Austin.
via
@statesman
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The front page of The New York Times for Saturday, June 25, 2022.
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The dozen or so patients in the lobby Friday morning would have to be turned away. The clinic staff would have to be the ones to tell them.
Each word landed like a blow. People cried. They screamed. They begged for help. It was “complete despair.”
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I spent today in a Houston abortion clinic. They had 20 patients on the schedule — and had to figure out how to turn them away.
Grateful to the providers, staff and patients who trusted me to observe these vulnerable moments that will go down in history.
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🚨Dell Seton Hospital Incident 🚨 Officers are investigating an incident that occurred at 6pm around 53rd and Airport Blvd where officers observed an individual discharge a firearm from a vehicle. The vehicle then fled when officers attempted to stop it. (1/3)
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Republic Square in downtown Austin is FULL of people gathered to protest the
#SCOTUS
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