by Texas Right to Life | Jul 20, 2017 | Past Sessions, Press Releases
Austin, TX—July 20, 2017: The agenda for the First Called Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature includes several important Pro-Life measures. Governor Greg Abbott included four key Pro-Life provisions among the 20 items to be addressed after the...
by Texas Right to Life | Jul 18, 2017 | Legislation, Past Sessions
Gov. Abbott: “I’m keeping a list of lawmakers who oppose me during special session.” So is Texas Right to Life, and the games have already started even before the opening bell Today marks the opening of the Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature...
by Emily K. Cook | Jul 12, 2017 | Past Sessions
This is the fourth in a series of articles previewing Pro-Life issues and debates expected for the Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature that begins on July 18, 2017. For two decades, Texas Right to Life has pushed for policy reform protecting patients’...
by Texas Right to Life | Jul 10, 2017 | Legislation, Past Sessions
Tell your representative to VOTE AGAINST Straus’ obstructionist motion to sine die before the special session agenda is passed, including Pro-Life priorities. An insidious phrase has been circling the Texas political landscape in the last few days: Sunset and sine...
by Jackson Milton | Jul 7, 2017 | News, Past Sessions
This is the third in a series of articles previewing the issues and debates expected for the Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature that begins on July 18, 2017. According to the Guttmacher Institute, an anti-Life research organization formerly affiliated with...
by Emily Horne | Jul 5, 2017 | News, Past Sessions
This is the second in a series of articles previewing Pro-Life issues and debates expected for the Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature that begins on July 18, 2017. Even marginal Pro-Lifers have heard the rallying cry to “defund” Planned Parenthood or, more...
