Texas’ Latest Anti-Abortion Law Isn’t The First Time Rick Perry Has Tried To Shut Down Clinics: On Thursday morning, Gov. Rick Perry (R) officially approved a controversial anti-abortion bill morning that will likely force 90 percent of the state’s abortion clinics to close their doors. Perry has disputed that particular statistic about the impending clinic closures, saying he doesn’t believe the new law will actually have that wide of an effect. [...]/p