by Texas Right to Life | May 17, 2019 | 86th Session, Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, News, Press Releases
The Texas House passed Senate Bill 22, the No Taxpayer Dollars to Abortion Providers Act, by a vote of 81-65 today. SB 22 by Senator Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels), sponsored by Representative Candy Noble (R-Lucas), would: Prohibit any state funding of abortion...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 26, 2019 | 86th Session, Abortion, Issues, Legislation, News
The conference committee for House Bill 1, the state’s budget for 2020-2021, officially began their work to write the final version on Tuesday, April 23. This was the committee’s first meeting and one of the few open to the public. The committee is comprised of five...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 17, 2019 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, News
On April 4, 2019, U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R — S.D.) and James Lankford (R — Okla.) introduced the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2019. The bill would prohibit abortionists from committing barbaric dismemberment abortions and impose a criminal fine,...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 16, 2019 | Abortion, Issues, News
Because Texas is viewed as a strongly Pro-Life state, some Pro-Lifers in the Lone Star State are tempted to rest on their laurels. However, this complacency is unacceptable in the face of the carnage that occurs each year. In 2016, the latest year for which data are...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 12, 2019 | Abortion, Issues, News
Because Texas is viewed as a strongly Pro-Life state, some Pro-Lifers in the Lone Star State are tempted to rest on their laurels. However, this complacency is unacceptable in the face of the carnage that occurs each year. In 2016, the latest year for which data are...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 11, 2019 | Abortion, Legislation, Media, News, Press Releases
AUSTIN — The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services heard Senate Bill 1033 by Senator Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) on Wednesday. This priority Pro-Life bill, the Preborn NonDiscrimination Act, would end the remaining late-term abortions in...