Texas Republicans warn Dallas law firm that paying for abortion travel could be illegal

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A group of conservative Texas lawmakers is putting Dallas law firm Sidley Austin “on notice,” doubling down on GOP-led proposals to bar companies from paying...

A group of conservative Texas lawmakers is putting Dallas law firm Sidley Austin “on notice,”Rep. Mayes Middleton, chairman of the Texas Freedom Caucus, sent ato the head of Sidley Austin’s management committee, arguing that the firm is violating Texas law by reimbursing employees for travel costs to leave the state to receive an abortion.

Sidley Austin’s public relations director, Matt Messinger, did not respond to requests for comment. The Chicago-based firm has offices across the globe and employs more than 100 attorneys in Dallas. Empower any district attorney to prosecute abortion-related offenses in areas where the local district attorney chooses not to prosecute them

The letter is similar to one Rep. Briscoe Cain, a Freedom Caucus member from Deer Park, and 13 other RepublicansThe San Francisco-based company said it would create a program to cover the cost of rides for

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