https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/The latest news by Eleanor Klibanoff.enThu, 15 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/15/austin-parental-leave-stillborn-child/Two days after delivering a stillborn baby, an Austin Public Health employee was notified she would not qualify for the city’s eight weeks of paid parental leave.Eleanor KlibanoffThu, 15 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/15/austin-parental-leave-stillborn-child/Elena Andres at her home in Austin on Wednesday. Andres was denied paid parental leave by her employer, the city of Austin, after delivering her full-term stillborn baby six weeks ago.AUSTIN, TEXAS - June 14, 2023: Elena Andres was denied paid parental leave by her employer, the city of Austin, after delivering her full-term stillborn baby six weeks ago. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Texas TribuneIlana Panich-Linsman for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/08/texas-legislature-health-bills/Pregnant moms on Medicaid will get health care coverage for a year, patients will get more detailed billing and nurses will get help with school loans. But efforts failed to gain steam for legalizing fentanyl test strips, increasing the pool of mental health professionals who accept Medicaid and expanding Medicaid benefits to more Texans.Stephen Simpson, Eleanor Klibanoff and Karen Brooks HarperThu, 08 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/08/texas-legislature-health-bills/Christa Marek, owner of the Learning Tree child care center in Yoakum, holds her granddaughter at the center on Sept. 13, 2022.Learning Tree owner Christa Marek holds her granddaughter at the Learning Tree childcare center in Yoakum, on Sept. 13, 2022.Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/28/texas-legislature-prosecutors-removal/The GOP priority legislation could remove prosecutors from office if they don’t pursue certain crimes. The bill gained traction after some Democratic district attorneys said they would not prosecute abortion-related crimes.Jolie McCullough and Eleanor KlibanoffSun, 28 May 2023 21:34:13 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/28/texas-legislature-prosecutors-removal/A view of Houston's Criminal Justice Center.Hurricane Harvey severely damaged Houston's 20-story Criminal Justice Center, taking out dozens of courtrooms, countless offices and enough holding cells to accommodate 900 inmates.Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/28/texas-angela-paxton/Ken Paxton helped elect his wife, Angela, to the state Senate. That chamber will now consider whether to remove him from the attorney general’s office. She has not said whether she will recuse herself.Eleanor KlibanoffSun, 28 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/28/texas-angela-paxton/Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton speaks during a press conference outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2021.Texas State Senator, Angela Paxton, speaks during a press conference outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2021.Eric Lee for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/26/texas-postpartum-medicaid-extension/The Texas House and Senate voted for the proposal, capping a yearslong effort to extend coverage for low-income moms. Medicaid covers half of all births in Texas, and coverage currently expires after two months.Eleanor KlibanoffFri, 26 May 2023 20:52:29 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/26/texas-postpartum-medicaid-extension/Patients wait to be seen at the People’s Community Clinic in Austin on Nov. 8, 2010.Patients wait to be seen at the People's Community Clinic in Austin, on Nov. 8, 2010. Founded in 1970, the People's Community Clinic is a primary care center for the medically underserved and uninsured.Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/24/texas-legislature-senate-priorities/The two chambers have been at odds over property tax relief and school choice, but on Tuesday night, those divisions spilled over into priorities the bodies had previously agreed upon.Eleanor Klibanoff, James Barragán and Jolie McCulloughWed, 24 May 2023 01:28:29 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/24/texas-legislature-senate-priorities/Representatives vote on the House floor during the legislative session at the state Capitol on April 11.Members of the House vote on the House floor during session at the state Capitol on April 11, 2023.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/23/texas-legislature-diaper-tampon-tax/The bill, which Democrats have been pushing for years, has become a top priority after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. The Senate has already passed the bill, which would provide tax relief on the purchase of menstrual products, diapers and other child care necessities.Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 23 May 2023 20:48:38 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/23/texas-legislature-diaper-tampon-tax/A diaper drive at the Texas Rally for Life event at the Capitol in Austin on Jan. 28.A diaper drive at the Texas Rally for Life event at the Capitol in Austin, Texas on January 28, 2023.Montinique Monroe for the Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/22/texas-hospital-adolescent-health-gender-affirming-paxton-investigation/The adolescent clinic treated eating disorders and menstrual complications. It also offered gender-affirming care — which is still legal for now but triggered an investigation by Attorney General Ken Paxton.Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 22 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/22/texas-hospital-adolescent-health-gender-affirming-paxton-investigation/People wave signs during the "Fight for our Lives" rally in opposition to anti-LGBTQ+ bills at the state Capitol on March 27. State lawmakers recently passed a bill to prohibit minors from receiving certain gender-affirming medical treatments, like puberty blockers and hormone therapy.People wave signs during the "Fight for our Lives" rally in opposition of anti-LGBTQ+ bills at the outdoor rotunda in the state Capitol on March 27, 2023.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/21/texas-postpartum-medicaid/New moms will be able to keep their health insurance for a full year under a proposal the Senate passed Sunday. A last-minute anti-abortion amendment means the bill will go back to the House.Eleanor KlibanoffSun, 21 May 2023 23:57:06 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/21/texas-postpartum-medicaid/Patients wait to be seen at the People's Community Clinic in Austin in 2010.Patients wait to be seen at the People's Community Clinic in Austin on Nov. 8, 2010. Founded in 1970, the People's Community Clinic is a primary care center for the medically underserved and uninsured.Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/19/senate-prosecutors-abortion-voter-fraud/The bill would allow for the removal of prosecutors who adopt any policy to not pursue certain crimes, including some low-level theft and drug charges. The Senate’s version will need to be reconciled with the House, which had carved out some exemptions.Jolie McCullough and Eleanor KlibanoffFri, 19 May 2023 17:42:57 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/19/senate-prosecutors-abortion-voter-fraud/Screens display case information on May 9 at the Travis County Criminal Court at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in Austin.The Travis County Criminal Court, at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, in Austin as screens display case information on May 9, 2023.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/19/ken-paxton-texas-childrens-hospital/The Legislature recently passed a bill that would bar minors from receiving this medical care, but it has not yet been signed or gone into effect.Eleanor KlibanoffFri, 19 May 2023 11:10:34 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/19/ken-paxton-texas-childrens-hospital/Marti Bier with Texas Freedom Network passes out signs that read "Trans healthcare is not up for debate" before a press conference on the stairs across from the House floor to protest SB 14, which seeks to ban puberty blockers and hormone therapies for transgender youth, at the state Capitol in Austin on May 12, 2023.Marti Bier with Texas Freedom Network passes out signs that read "Trans healthcare is not up for debate" before a press conference on the stairs across from the House floor to protest SB 14, which seeks to ban puberty blockers and hormone therapies for transgender youth, at the state Capitol in Austin on May 12, 2023.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/18/texas-medicaid-postpartum-pregnancy-bill-senate/A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and advocates have thrown their support behind extending Medicaid coverage for a full year after childbirth. The full Senate will now have the opportunity to consider the bill, which has already passed the House.Eleanor KlibanoffThu, 18 May 2023 17:18:18 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/18/texas-medicaid-postpartum-pregnancy-bill-senate/Patients wait to be seen at the People's Community Clinic in Austin, which provides state-subsidized women's health services to low-income women. A Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill to give Texans 12 months of Medicaid coverage after giving birth.Patients wait to be seen at the People's Community Clinic in Austin, which provides state-subsidized women's health services to low-income women, July 15, 2014. Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/13/austin-dell-childrens-gender-affirming/Attorney General Ken Paxton previously announced an investigation into “potentially illegal” activity. Parents are scrambling to find transition-related care for their kids as the Legislature appears poised to ban it altogether.Eleanor Klibanoff and Alex NguyenSat, 13 May 2023 14:54:53 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/13/austin-dell-childrens-gender-affirming/People line the railing on all three levels of the outdoor rotunda of the Texas Capitol in Austin, waving signs during the "Fight for our Lives" rally in opposition of bills affecting LGBTQ people in March.People line the railing on all three levels of the outdoor rotunda of the state Capitol in Austin, and wave signs during the "Fight for our Lives" rally in opposition of anti-LGBTQ+ bills on March 27, 2023.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/11/texas-legislature-abortion/Texas’ abortion laws look likely to remain about where they were at the beginning of the legislative session, as key deadlines pass without any movement on abortion-related bills.Eleanor KlibanoffThu, 11 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/11/texas-legislature-abortion/Addison Kardos, 15, walks with thousands of people in an abortion rights protest in San Antonio after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.Addison Kardos, 15, walks with thousands of people in an abortion rights protest in San Antonio after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.Kaylee Greenlee Beal for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/08/texas-gun-bill-uvalde-allen-mall-shooting/The legislation would raise the minimum age for purchasing certain firearms but likely wouldn’t have been a hindrance to the Allen gunman obtaining a weapon. The bill still faces an uphill climb in the Legislature.Alejandro Serrano, Eleanor Klibanoff and Sneha DeyMon, 08 May 2023 12:30:24 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/08/texas-gun-bill-uvalde-allen-mall-shooting/Family members of victims of the Uvalde shooting cry and hug one another at the Capitol on Monday after a Texas House committee voted in favor of House Bill 2744, which would raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21.Family members of the victims of the Uvalde shooting cry and hug each other after the House Safety Committee voted in favor of HB 2744, to raise the age requirement to purchase semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21, at the state Capitol in Austin on May 8, 2023.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/05/ken-paxton-trans-care-investigation-dell-childrens/On the same day the Texas Legislature is set to debate Senate Bill 14, a proposed ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for kids, the attorney general files a request to examine documents related to the use of puberty blockers and counseling for trans youth.Eleanor KlibanoffFri, 05 May 2023 14:43:31 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/05/ken-paxton-trans-care-investigation-dell-childrens/Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation Friday after seeing a video clip from Project Veritas, a far-right activist group that engages in deceptive practices to do hidden camera-style investigations.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on April 26, 2022. Earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Texas v. Texas, the enforcement of the Trump-era “remain in Mexico” policy that required asylum seekers to stay in Mexico as they waited for hearings in U.S. immigration court.Eric Lee for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/02/texas-abortion-wrongful-death-lawsuit/The women are accused of helping their friend terminate her pregnancy, but they now claim her ex-husband, who brought the lawsuit, knew she had obtained the medication and did nothing to stop her.Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 02 May 2023 09:32:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/02/texas-abortion-wrongful-death-lawsuit/Mifepristone induces abortions when taken with a second drug called misoprostol.First approved by the FDA in 2000, mifepristone, when taken with another drug called misoprostol, is used to terminate early pregnancies.Stock imagehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/27/texas-house-rogue-prosecutors/The legislation is in response to elected prosecutors in Texas’ large, left-leaning counties who have said they will not prosecute abortion cases.Eleanor KlibanoffThu, 27 Apr 2023 16:56:19 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/27/texas-house-rogue-prosecutors/The Bexar County Courthouse in San AntonioThe Bexar County Courthouse in San Antonio.Brandon Formby/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/19/supreme-court-abortion-drug-fda/The legal challenge to mifepristone now returns to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.Eleanor KlibanoffFri, 21 Apr 2023 17:54:08 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/19/supreme-court-abortion-drug-fda/Women’s March leads a protest at the U.S. Supreme Court on April 15 against federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling imposing a national ban on mifepristone.SCOTUS, Washington, DC - Women’s March leads a protest against federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling at imposing a national ban on mifepristone at the Supreme Court of the United States on Saturday, April 15, 2023.Shuran Huang for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/20/texas-house-medicaid-mothers-childbirth/New moms would be able to maintain their health insurance for up to a year after childbirth under the proposal, which also passed the House last session. The Senate previously reduced it to just six months of coverage.Eleanor KlibanoffThu, 20 Apr 2023 13:29:05 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/20/texas-house-medicaid-mothers-childbirth/Patients wait to be seen at the People’s Community Clinic in Austin, which provides state-subsidized women’s health services to low-income women, on July 15, 2014.Patients wait to be seen at the People's Community Clinic in Austin, which provides state-subsidized women's health services to low-income women, July 15, 2014.Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribune