I wonder if there’s an update on how Apple is helping employees in Texas deal with the abortion ban. Not finding much newer than this 2021 article in The New York Times:

Asked what Apple was doing to protect its employees from Texas’ abortion restrictions, Mr. Cook said that the company was looking into whether it could aid the legal fight against the new law and that its medical insurance would help pay for Apple workers in Texas if they needed to travel to other states for an abortion.

As an Austinite, I don’t love seeing all of Texas painted with the same brush, but I understand it.

@manton Well, it is a state law so all of Texas has to follow it, including Apple and Austin.

@joelhamill Of course. I meant that last part generally, not about the law.

@manton I understood the sentiment. I was just being pendantic.

I imagine it's hard living in a metropolitan area that doesn't align with the state's overall political leanings.

@joelhamill Yeah. I’m convinced that things will change politically here one day, but it sure is taking a while.

@manton I remember feeling the same way when I lived in Texas during the early 90's. Things have gone backwards rather than forwards since then.

@manton Did you mean to post this twice, or is it an example of the double-posting bug that I still see on the timeline on occasion?