Texas House Republicans used their majority to shut down discussion and give preliminary approval early this morning to an omnibus Senate bill that would ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy and close all but five of the abortion clinics in the state. There are no exceptions for victims of rape and incest…

Hundreds of Texans protesting a massive anti-abortion bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks and shutter all but five abortion clinics in the state refused to leave yesterday's House Committee hearing until 3:40 a.m. this morning, despite the chairman's pathetic protests that their testimony was "repetitive."…