Title X Money in the Right Hands

Women's Health and Family Planning Association of Texas sole statewide grantee

"...Things are looking hopeful for Title X recipients in Texas. The funds help 200,000 low-income..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

State Blackmail on Health Care Funds?

Texas may force providers to choose between Title X and state health care funds

"...of the Women's Health and Family Planning Association of Texas, which earlier this year won the right to allocate..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Family Planning Clinics to Seek Federal Funds on Own

Cutting the state out of women's health

"...At issue is who will get Texas' portion of Title X funding from the feds, money..."

Nov. 19, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Will Senate Restore Women's Health Care Funds?

Ranking Senate Republican favors more funding for women's health

"...and chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, expressed "strong support" for adding an additional $100 million over..."

March 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

School Scores, School Funds

Board president Mark Williams drills the data

"...pass, and they are not going on to the next grade. That's a problem and a frustration."..."

Aug. 4, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

State Blackmail Over Health Care Funding?

Is women's health funding in jeopardy?

"...of the Women's Health and Family Planning Association of Texas, which earlier this year won the right to grant..."

June 20, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Abortion Gag Rule Could Jeopardize Local Care

More than 6,000 Austinites rely on Title X funds

"...and Human Services announced it would ban family planning funds under Title X from providers that are not just..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Women's Coalition Wins Fed Family Planning Funding

Title X funds stripped from state health department

"...UPDATE: In an emailed statement, Texas Department of State Health Services spokeswoman Carrie Williams says..."

March 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Anti-Abortionist and Heidi Group Founder Sues U.S. Government

Suit argues anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ groups with "sincere religious beliefs" deserve Title X money

"...crisis pregnancy center, was awarded $1.6 million in state funds to provide health care to low-income women in 2016-19...."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Dismantling Family Planning Pt. 2

House budget amendment would subvert access to reproductive services

"...president for community affairs for Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region...."

April 16, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Wack-Ass Keroack, Part Three

"...oversight and administration of the nation's family planning program funds. The federal fam-planning program provides reproductive health care -..."

Nov. 22, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

The War on Women's Health

To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions

"...following several hours of intense floor debate in the Texas House on a string of budget amendments seeking to..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Women's Coalition Wins Fed Health Funding

Group says it can serve a greater number of women with the available funds

"...The federal government has pulled from the state of Texas the ability to administer millions in family planning funding,..."

March 29, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Jumping the Shark on Women's Health

For the sake of anti-abortion politics, the governor and the Legislature turned their backs on women's health care – with disastrous consequences. Is there any way to fix this mess?

"...American Medical Assoc­i­ation, found that while a fetus may exhibit base reflexes by 20 weeks, it isn't until the..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Money for Nothing

Despite unprecedented taxpayer investment, state-funded CPCs deliver few services

"...were undercover, posing as abortion-seeking women for NARAL Pro-Choice Texas. But what they found – a disturbing and manipulative..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Ken Paxton Lies in Letter on Women's Health

"...the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes startlingly clear that our..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Health Care Jeopardy

Congressional Republicans propose elimination of Title X funding

"...way, the government would soon end all funding for Title X programs, which provide money for family planning and..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Will Texas Do Better?

Federal funding to the WHP is set to stop Dec. 31

"...from funding basic health care for uninsured and low-income Texas women. Barring a very unlikely reversal, that means the..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Anti-Choice Grifter’s Mischief Costs Texas Taxpayers $1.6M

State asks for its money back after Round Rock-based anti-abortion group fritters away women's health funds

"...Texas' woefully terrible decision to grant its precious women's health..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The New Texas Family Planning

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

"...pieces of state legislation. Budget riders tacked onto the Texas Department of State Health Services' appropriation in March 2005..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Women's Health Care: Costs More, Does Less

With Planned Parenthood out, state serves fewer for more

"...The numbers are just the latest indication of the extent to which last year's gutting of the family planning..."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Having Your Baby

The anti-choice "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" are spending taxpayer funds on misinformation, scare tactics – or nothing

"...congressional researchers who, at the request of Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., were tasked with finding out exactly what kind..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...electric rates (and rate increases) subsidize LCRA's water department expansion...."

Oct. 20, 2006 Column

Lone Star Circle of Care Proud of Family-Planning Program

"...the entire award; therefore we returned one-third of our funds to be redistributed appropriately. After the redistribution, LSCC successfully..."

Oct. 18, 2006 Postmarks

What Happens When Texas Blocks Planned Parenthood? Abortions Rise.

Study: Lege's family planning cuts led to an increase in abortion

"...With the goal of eliminating abortion, Texas Republicans have stripped Planned Parenthood of funding and steadily..."

July 12, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Will Senate Restore Women's Health Care Funding?

State senator proposes biennial bump in funding

"...encouraged women’s health advocates, Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, expressed “strong support” for adding an additional $100 million over..."

Feb. 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

LegeLand: Defunding Planned Parenthood

Abbott clears path to undermining Planned Parenthood

"...A pair of rulings from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott seems to set the stage..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

State Health Care Numbers Plunge Again

Clients served drops 77%

"...to decide which providers would be given the remaining funds – was to deny Planned Parenthood's family-planning clinics any..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Just Say No!

Rick Perry's approach to sex education has helped Texas boost its teen pregnancy rate

"...KLRU studio in 2010, Evan Smith, editor of the Texas Tribune, put his chin in his hand and asked..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Women's Health Care in Political Jeopardy ... Again

Senator wants to reinvent the wheel on women's health care

"...If Sen. Robert Deuell, R-Greenville, has his way, Texas' Planned Parenthood clinics won't be allowed to contract with..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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