From Conservative Byte.com:

Texas defies Obama administration, bars abortion providers from Medicaid

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Cowboy Byte

Texas on Thursday passed regulations barring Planned Parenthood clinics and other “affiliates of abortion providers” from participating in the state’s Medicaid program starting March 14, the Texas Tribune is reporting.

The Obama administration has told Texas that its plans violate federal law.

If the two parties can’t reach agreement, the newspaper reports, the state’s Women’s Health Program could be dismantled, leaving 130,000 low-income women without access to birth control, cancer screenings and other preventive benefits.