Jessica Montoya Coggins
Features Editor at The Texas Signal
Executive Director: @TexasSignal; Occasional runner; Frequent kvetcher; Cheese aficionado. Reach me: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
texassignal.com | Jessica Montoya Coggins
Flanked by supporters and Republican lawmakers, Greg Abbott signed the massive school voucher bill into law on Saturday. It was the final step in a long-sought process for the Texas Governor, who received millions in campaign donations from out-of-state voucher backers.
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3 weeks ago |
texassignal.com | Jessica Montoya Coggins
Drivers in Houston and Dallas might be noticing a series of billboards aimed at promoting New Jersey. But the travel campaign has nothing to do with Bruce Springsteen or The Sopranos, instead the billboards are highlighting the reproductive freedom available in the Garden State. This week the state of New Jersey announced a billboard campaign targeting Texas abortion providers to relocate to a state that promotes reproductive freedom.
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4 weeks ago |
texassignal.com | Jef Rouner |Jessica Montoya Coggins
Late last night the Texas House passed the controversial school voucher bill Senate Bill 2. The bill, a major priority for Governor Abbott, would allow families in Texas to use tax dollars to send children to private or charter schools. The vote was nearly on party lines: 85 for and 63 against. Two Republicans, former speaker Dade Phelan and State Rep. VanDeaver voted against it. Ahead of the vote, the rotunda of the Texas Capitol was awash in red on Wednesday.
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1 month ago |
texassignal.com | Jessica Montoya Coggins
On Monday, the Texas House Public Health committee will be taking public testimony about a bill that purports to clarify the medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban. And while many House Democrats have been championing the bipartisan legislation, a growing number of voices in the reproductive health community are urging the lawmakers to consider the real threats posed by the bill.
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2 months ago |
texassignal.com | Jef Rouner |James Russell |Jessica Montoya Coggins
In a news release, The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the first death from a measles outbreak in West Texas. According to the agency the case was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized in Lubbock. The measles outbreak was first reported in rural Gaines County. As of this week there have been 124 cases of the measles in Texas and New Mexico. Eighteen people have been hospitalized.
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