Long-fought legislation to toughen abortion restrictions in Texas moved one step closer to reality late Tuesday. After more than 10 hours of debate, members of the Republican-led House voted 98-49 to give preliminary approval to a proposal geared to prevent abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and put in place restrictions that essentially would shut down most abortion clinics in Texas. Final House approval of the bill could come as soon as Wednesday, sending the issue to the Texas Senate, where it died in the final moments of the first special legislative session that ended last month. Democrats managed to thwart the measure with a filibuster by state Sen. Wendy Davis and loud noise from...
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