by Texas Right to Life | Aug 17, 2017 | Legislation, Media, Media Relations, Past Sessions, Press Releases
Austin, Texas—August 17, 2017: Yesterday Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 11 into law. SB 11, one of five Pro-Life reforms on the governor’s agenda for the First Called Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature, requires that doctors obtain consent...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 16, 2017 | College News, Education, Fellowship
This summer, Texas Right to Life’s Education Department, for the first time, hosted three trainings for our Dr. Joseph Graham Fellows. Seventeen students attended the “Oldie” training in Houston in May, and the group of 39 new Fellows were split into two groups for...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 16, 2017 | Legislation, Past Sessions
Joe Straus (R-San Antonio), Speaker of the Texas House, gave the state of Texas a gift last night (Tuesday, August 15) when he abruptly ended this First Called Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature. Members of the Texas House were in the midst of...
by Elizabeth Graham | Aug 16, 2017 | Past Sessions
In a stunning attack on Texas voters, Pro-Lifers, and taxpayer activists, Joe Straus, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, singlehandedly killed Governor Greg Abbott’s agenda for this First Called Special Session of the...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 15, 2017 | News, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Patient consent for Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders bill headed to Governor Abbott Austin, Texas–August 14, 2017: Today, the Texas Senate took the last vote necessary to send Senate Bill 11, one of the five Pro-Life bills on the agenda for this...
