AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A majority of Texans want women to get a sonogram before an abortion, but don't support legislative efforts to defund medical practices that provide abortions, according to a new public policy poll.
The poll by non-partisan group Texas Lyceum showed that 58 percent of likely voters support a new law requiring doctors to do a sonogram before performing an abortion. Abortion has been a hot-button issue dominating debate in the legislative session.
But Texans don't support attempts by conservative lawmakers to strip state funding from all hospitals and clinics that provide abortions or "abortion-related services." Poll numbers show 58 percent of likely voters oppose the measure.
The majority of those polled want Arizona-type immigration legislation, with 63 percent of likely voters saying they would support a law.
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In Amarillo, TxDOT construction crews will be out again starting Monday, fixing up a few roadways around town, which means there are a few lane closures drivers will want to know about.
In Amarillo, TxDOT construction crews will be out again starting Monday, fixing up a few roadways around town, which means there are a few lane closures drivers will want to know about.
Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.
Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open.
Raising money to better the lives of children in our area was also the goal of Saturday morning's Mud Run out at Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm south of Amarillo.
Raising money to better the lives of children in our area was also the goal of Saturday morning's Mud Run out at Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm south of Amarillo.
Wednesday, November 16 2011 4:16 PM EST2011-11-16 21:16:02 GMT
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas lawmakers passing a flurry of bills on the final day of the Legislative session in May accidentally removed a $200 fine for driving without license plates from the transportation code.
Monday, October 3 2011 12:09 AM EDT2011-10-03 04:09:20 GMT
Amarillo, Texas - State Senator Kel Seliger will be embarking on the second leg of his Town Hall Meetings tour across the Panhandle over the next few weeks.
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