Texas Supreme Court hears abortion ban challenge

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could decide whether medical exceptions to the state’s abortion ban are written clearly enough to protect pregnant women who face serious health risks, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Ask Rusty – About the Fairness of “WEP” and “GPO”

by Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I was married to my ex-husband for 30 years. For 14 of those years, I was an unemployed mom and community volunteer.

Abbott: Battle continues over vouchers

As time runs out next week on the fourth special session, Gov. Greg Abbott said he will continue to fight for school choice, despite the Texas House once again decisively rejecting it when 21 Republicans largely from rural districts joined Democrats in stripping it from a $7.

Vidorian moves into to new location over Thanksgiving

5 YEARS AGO November 28, 2018: The Vidor Police Department Chief Rod Carroll announced the donation of a Ballistic Vest for K-9 Officer Rocky. The Ballistic Vest was donated by Vested Interest in K-9s.

VIDOR’S PAST

House kills school choice plan

The Texas House on Friday defeated a proposed voucher plan, also leaving in doubt a comprehensive public school funding plan that became tied to it, The Dallas Morning News reported.

Eckerd Drug opens as first tenant in Crossroads

5 YEARS AGO November 22, 2018 More than $200 million in grant funding is available for homeowners in Orange, Hardin and Jefferson counties still needing help repairing or repairing homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey.

VIDOR’S PAST November 19, 1963

Lege gets to work in fourth special session

The Texas Legislature, conceived as a part-time body to meet every other year for 140 days, is now in its record fifth session (counting the regular session).

Students arrested for alleged VHS shooting plot

10 YEARS AGO November 14, 2013 TheOrange County Commissioners voted last week to limit travel by Orange County employees to those trips the purposes of which have been reviewed by the court as necessary travel or state mandated travel.