Dismantling Family Planning

Advocates say a state Senate budget rider would cripple delivery of health care to poor women

"...Family planning advocates are decrying a new state Senate budget..."

March 17, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Family Planning Clinics to Seek Federal Funds on Own

Cutting the state out of women's health

"...It's been a rough few years for the state's family planning providers, who've had to contend with drastic funding..."

Nov. 19, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Dismantling Family Planning Pt. 2

House budget amendment would subvert access to reproductive services

"...Health Services allocates roughly $42 million in funds to family planning providers -- a reorganization of "funding priorities" that..."

April 16, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Coalition to Advocate for Increased Family Planning Funding

Full funding will increase state savings

"...town ready with an answer to cure the state's family-planning woes...."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texas Family Planning (Still) Costs More, Serves Fewer Women

State serves 77% fewer women in 2013

"...– the number of women served by the state's family planning budget dropped dramatically, while costing the state significantly..."

Nov. 19, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Majority of Texas Voters Favor State-Funded Family Planning

And disapprove of 2011 fam-plan budget cuts

"...racial, political, and religious lines – support access to family planning for women regardless of their ability to pay,..."

Feb. 19, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Brutal Budget Amendments Target Family Planning Funds

Deep cuts proposed for health programs, more money for GOP pet projects

"...services funding – including amendments that cut services for family planning and preventative health services for women, children and..."

April 1, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Pro-Lifer to Oversee Nation's Family-Planning Program

"...Keroack as his new appointee to oversee the nation’s family-planning program at the Department of Health and Human Services..."

Nov. 20, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

The New Texas Family Planning

Slashed budgets and anti-abortion politics undermine women's health care

"...Planned Parenthood's East Seventh Street clinic, which has offered family planning and reproductive health services to low-income and uninsured..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pity the Family-Planning Clinic

Budget rider targets specific family-planning operations

"...week ("Low-Income Women Could Take a Hit," March 20), family-planning advocates are up in arms over a proposed state..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Family Planning Torn Asunder

House strips funding for women's health care

"...that remove millions of federal dollars from the state's family-planning program and direct it instead to other programs –..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Most Texas Voters Favor State-Funded Family Planning

And disapprove of 2011 fam-plan budget cuts

"...racial, political, and religious lines – support access to family planning for women regardless of their ability to pay,..."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Women's Coalition Wins Fed Family Planning Funding

Title X funds stripped from state health department

"...has pulled from the state of Texas millions in family planning funding, granting the money instead to a coalition..."

March 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Family Planning Survives House Budget

Funding for family-planning centers reamins intact – for now

"...more than $42 million in funds earmarked for traditional family-planning health services for low-income women. That's good news for..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Federal Family-Planning Honcho Resigns

Overseer of funds hits road after Medicaid officials initiate action against his private practice

"...George W. Bush to oversee the administration of federal family-planning funds, resigned his post last week after Medicaid officials..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lone Star Circle of Care Proud of Family-Planning Program

"...Lone Star Circle of Care: Midway through the initial family-planning grant cycle, it was apparent that we would not..."

Oct. 18, 2006 Postmarks

Family-Planning Budget

Families don't come first in this funding scheme

"...the women in need of these services. Number of Family-Planning Clients Served..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature

State Axes Anti-Choice Group's Family Planning Funds

The Heidi Group failed to meet their own patient target goals

"...in January so it could distribute funds to boost family planning services to area providers. Now, the HHSC has..."

Aug. 23, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Family Planning Contracts Approved

Opponents decry board's contracts with abortion providers

"...The contracts are part of a large program of family planning and reproductive health services that the city of..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pro-Lifer Appointed to Oversee Nation's Family-Planning Program

Bush announces that he has chosen pro-life doctor Eric Keroack as his new appointee to oversee family planning at Department of Health and Human Services

"...Keroack as his new appointee to oversee the nation's family-planning program at the Department of Health and Human Services..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reproductive Health and Family Planning

"...five-year outreach and education campaign providing comprehensive reproductive and family-planning health care for poor women. (Kirk Watson's Senate companion,..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Family Planning And Reproductive Health Services Equals Abortion

"...the writer just call it abortion [“The New Texas Family Planning,” News, Jan. 27]? If it is so noble,..."

Feb. 7, 2006 Postmarks

Prehistoric Pregnancy Planning

Bush taps real live dinosaur as administrator of federal family-planning funds

"...real live dinosaur to appoint as administrator of federal family-planning funds: Last week he tapped Susan Orr, a former..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Fam-Planning Uproar

Array of organizations signs on to letter urging Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt to reconsider appointment of pro-life, anti-contraceptive doctor to be deputy assistant secretary for population affairs

"...affairs, charged with oversight and administration of the nation's family-planning program funds...."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Our Family Wedding

This is a formulaic wedding comedy about mismatched families, but thanks to several appealing performances, this rote exercise turns out better than most.

"...learn early in the process of their clamorous wedding planning. Our Family Wedding is a formulaic wedding comedy about..."

March 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gay Place: THE FAMILY WAY

This week is all about the ties that bind

"...Kin transcends conception. For us, it's about LGBT Family Planning and keeping yourself safe, legally. Learn how, then..."

June 29, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Fam Planning for County Uninsured Up for Vote

Senate dumps abortion-care coverage ban amendment, but what about Austin?

"...than 100,000 low-income women – including access to reproductive family-planning care that would help prevent the need for abortion...."

Dec. 9, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...Austin's urbanist community – and that community's collision with single-family neighborhoods and homeowners in Austin's central city...."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Public Notice: Planning for Better Plans

What's been going on at the local Planning and Zoning Department?

"...City Auditor on Monday issued an Audit of Neighborhood Planning – all in all, a pretty scathing review of..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: The End of Single-Family?

Possibly. And look who’s leading the charge.

"...joint work session of the Zoning & Platting and Planning commissions on CodeNEXT, but it seemed to come almost..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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