The top local stories this afternoon from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº News:
Abortion legislation took center stage at the State Capitol today. As ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Eric Aasen reports, the State Senate committee began hearing three anti-abortion measures.
Other stories this afternoon:
- Texas has one of the lowest rates in the U.S. of toddler vaccination. , Krys Boyd talked with Dr. Peter Hotez, director of Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, about the potential effect of not vaccinating children.
- Governor Greg Abbott has declared the state’s child welfare system as an emergency item in this legislative session, but tied to that is a problem state leaders have battled for more than a decade – sex trafficking. The Texas Tribune this week begins a series called exploring these problems, the affected victims, and the political rhetoric that has brought little, if any, change. ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s Sam Baker talked with Edgar Walters, one of the reporters who worked on the series.
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