Texas Law Firm Touting Abortion Aid Backs Governors Urging Bans

July 8, 2022, 9:30 AM UTC

The largest law firm in Texas, Vinson & Elkins, is pledging to cover its employees’ travel expenses for reproductive medical care after contributing to the campaigns for two Republican governors pushing strict restrictions on abortion.

The Houston-founded firm’s political action committee has given Texas Gov. Greg Abbott $65,000 in the last two years, according to state filings. The firm’s PAC donated directly to Abbott’s campaign and to PACs associated with the governor, who faces a tightening re-election race in November.

Vinson & Elkins said in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade that it ...

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