Typically, when the Texas House pauses to honor the life of someone who has died, partisanship is cast aside. But that's not always the case.

Normally, memorial resolutions to honor Texans who have died are passed without controversy. But the resolution for Richards, ...

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A routine gesture of remembrance devolved into an ugly brawl on the Texas House floor Thursday, as hardline Republicans successfully blocked a memorial resolution honoring Cecile Richards ...

FILE - Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood's president, addresses an audience during an event in Hooksett, N.H. Jan. 10, 2016, during which Planned Parenthood endorsed Democratic presidential ...