{"id":7625,"date":"2018-12-29T08:43:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T08:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/women-in-texas-politics\/"},"modified":"2018-12-29T08:43:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T08:43:30","slug":"women-in-texas-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/women-in-texas-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Texas Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ymYb7YbESTM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>More info on Women in Texas Politics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Women+in+Texas+Politics&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Women in Texas Politics - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fnews%2Fwatch-nexstars-2024-remarkable-women-special%2F&amp;c=11268516677302598392&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch: Nexstar\u2019s 2024 Remarkable Women Special\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was a night of stars, surprises and countless inspirational stories as Nexstar Media Group, Inc. honored \u201cRemarkable Women\u201d winners from across the nation and named 2024\u2019s \u201cNexstar Woman of the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mysanantonio.com%2Fsports%2Farticle%2Fa-sellout-for-a-wnba-exhibition-game-welcome-to-19438690.php&amp;c=8566288487276799075&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA sellout for a WNBA exhibition game? Welcome to the league's Caitlin Clark era\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 More than three hours before Caitlin Clark ... whose long-range shooting and spectacular passing made for must-see TV while taking Iowa to the last two NCAA women\u2019s national ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Funiversitystar.com%2F26080%2Fopinions%2Feverythings-bigger-in-texas-except-womens-abortion-rights%2F&amp;c=5130760315907198446&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEverything\u2019s bigger in Texas, except women\u2019s abortion rights\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although Texas is already among the states with the\u00a0strictest abortion laws, legislative attention given to the issue of abortion has not stopped. Many West Texas counties are drafting ordinances ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Felections%2F2024%2F05%2F03%2Fbiden-looks-to-abortion-issue-in-new-ad-to-help-boost-hispanic-support%2F73548320007%2F&amp;c=15200000094207920541&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBiden looks to abortion issue in new ad to help boost Hispanic support in Arizona\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new Biden TV ad airing in Arizona looks to press abortion rights as a wedge and the message is delivered by a Latino.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inquirer.com%2Fpolitics%2Fnation%2Fabortion-united-states-supreme-court-leaked-draft-roe-wade-20240503.html&amp;c=8985329042796346105&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbortion is still consuming U.S. politics and courts two years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The status of abortion in states across the country has changed constantly, with lawmakers passing measures and courts ruling on challenges to them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dallasnews.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F2024%2F04%2F29%2Fgov-greg-abbott-orders-texas-schools-to-defy-federal-nondiscrimination-rules%2F&amp;c=15861717483401501421&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGov. Greg Abbott orders Texas schools to defy federal nondiscrimination rules\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attorney General Ken Paxton also filed suit to block the rules protecting gender identity and sexual orientation. The confrontation represents the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fabbott-texas-wont-accept-bidens-ham-fisted-title-ix-changes&amp;c=7769093636647834187&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbbott says Texas won't accept Biden's 'ham-fisted' Title IX changes\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gov. Greg Abbott issued a letter on Monday informing President Biden's administration that Texas will not be adopting the new Title IX protections for \"gender identity\" published earlier this month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statesman.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fhistory%2F2024%2F04%2F29%2Fliz-carpenter-texas-political-icon-shaking-it-up-the-life-times-documentary-film-womens-rights%2F73357154007%2F&amp;c=2514780229740100377&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t'Shaking It Up': View Texas icon Liz Carpenter up close and personal in new documentary\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>That's a part of what we see and hear thanks the new 77-minute documentary, \"Shaking It Up: The Life &amp; Times of Liz Carpenter,\" co-produced and co-directed by her daughter, Christy Carpenter, along ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fopinion%2Fcolumnist%2F2024%2F04%2F29%2Ftexas-migration-california-population-loss-cost-living%2F73430395007%2F&amp;c=11017538995819826767&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHate Texas? Get over it. Why so many people are moving to the Lone Star State.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not fully in the South and not entirely in the West, Texas is its own thing and people seem friendly, approachable and helpful.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.necn.com%2Fnews%2Fnational-international%2Fa-woman-might-win-the-presidency-of-mexico-what-could-that-mean-for-abortion-rights%2F3220891%2F&amp;c=4735034014186346729&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA woman might win the presidency of Mexico. What could that mean for abortion rights?\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Neither of the two leading candidates has shared specific proposals on abortion. Both have suggested equality and protection measures for women amid a wave of violence and femicide.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fcity%2Fludhiana%2Fwomen-are-the-backbone-of-any-political-outfit-bittu%2Farticleshow%2F109408410.cms&amp;c=8691259010474945940&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWomen are the backbone of any political outfit: Bittu\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ravneet Bittu and Anupama Bittu stress the crucial role of women in politics at Ludhiana's BJP Mahila Morcha meeting, emphasizing empowerment and effective campaigning for the upcoming Lok Sabha ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6636739f26754d89a5971f811ebd2c8b&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2Fpolitics%2Ftexas%2Farticle%2Fut-dei-layoffs-19410906.php&amp;c=1422487854562436936&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUT Austin DEI layoffs disproportionately affected women and Black staffers, records show\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The dozens of employees laid off by the University of Texas at Austin this month when it closed a former diversity, equity and inclusion office were mostly women and people of color, some of whom ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More info on Women in Texas Politics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[86,187,1003],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ymYb7YbESTM.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7625"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}