by Texas Right to Life | Jan 23, 2019 | 86th Session, Legislation, Media, Press Releases
Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) released the much-anticipated committee assignments for members of the Texas House for the 86th Legislature. Committee assignments mark the end of the conciliatory period of the early...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 18, 2019 | 86th Session, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Past Sessions, Press Releases
Today, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced the committee assignments for the State Senate during the Regular Session of the 86th Texas Legislature. One of the most important tasks of the lieutenant governor is to assign the 31 state senators to the...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 17, 2019 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
Texas Right to Life applauds the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit allowing the State of Texas to temporarily terminate the Medicaid contract for Planned Parenthood. The circuit court’s ruling vacates the preliminary injunction by federal...
by Emily Horne | Jan 10, 2019 | Legislation
On January 7, one day before the beginning of the 86th Legislature, federal District Judge Lee Yeakel held a crucial hearing on a lawsuit aiming to invalidate nearly every Texas Pro-Life law passed in the last three decades. The one-hour hearing focused on a motion to...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 2, 2019 | 86th Session, Legislation, Past Sessions
Texas Right to Life is proud to announce the Pro-Life priorities for the 86th Session of the Texas Legislature. This Pro-Life agenda will save lives, positively direct the cultural conversation around our issues, and prime Texas to win long-lasting judicial...
by Texas Right to Life | Dec 1, 2018 | Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Past Sessions, Press Releases
Austin—December 1, 2018: The Texas House Republican Caucus met in Austin today to select a candidate for the House speaker race ahead of the full chamber’s vote on the first day of the 86th Session of the Texas Legislature in 2019. This is the first time the...
