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The bills don't expand access or exceptions but aim to clarify the existing law to make clear when doctors can intervene to save a pregnant patient's life.

AUSTIN, Texas — We had the seventh 90-degree day of 2025 so far on Thursday, with many more expected in the coming months. We're tracking highs in the upper 80s on Friday, but we wouldn't put it ...