by Texas Right to Life | Aug 29, 2017 | Abortion, Active State Laws, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hearing on temporary restraining order for Dismemberment Abortion Ban held in Austin Austin, Texas—August 29, 2017: Today, Texas Right to Life attended a hearing in a U.S. District Court on the abortion providers’ temporary restraining order...
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 | 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 Jackson Milton | Aug 15, 2017 | News, Past Sessions
Over two weeks ago, the Senate finally passed all five Pro-Life bills after diligently working day and night to push the bills through their chamber. On July 26th, less than 10 days after the special session began, every Pro-Life bill had passed out of the...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 12, 2017 | Legislation, Past Sessions
Why does Byron Cook still hold a death grip on Pro-Life Bills? That was the million dollar question buzzing around the Texas Capitol three weeks ago, and apparently, the question remains unanswered. Representative Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) asked again this week....
