Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott told reporters after the hearing he couldn't say whether it was feasible for Texas to pull out of Medicaid, an idea floated by the state's Republican governor, Rick Perry.

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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said he was pleased the agency would not "skirt" the law.

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The Fifth Circuit ruling clears the way for Texas to enforce the sonogram law, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said in a statement.

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