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...
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 85th Texas...
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....
Chris Dunn, a 46-year-old Texan, a son, a brother, and a friend, passed away on December 23, 2015. Chris’s mother, Evelyn, has bravely carried on Chris’s fight for all Texans by challenging in court the Texas Advance Directives Act to which Chris fell victim. During...
Austin, Texas—August 2, 2017: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appeared in the most recent episode of the Jim and Michael Show, a collaborative media effort of Texas Right to Life and Empower Texans via Facebook Live. Hosts of the show, Jim Graham, president of Texas Right...
Mark Orsillo’s family describes him as an hysterically funny 34-year-old man with Down syndrome. Until recently, he was not a public figure. That changed after his family evacuated their California home amid raging wildfires and on very short notice. When they...
Since the Texas Legislature took the first bold steps to defunding Planned Parenthood in 2011, anti-Life activists have insisted disaster was inevitable. According to Planned Parenthood’s friends in the media and academia, Texas’ decision to exclude Planned...
This past Saturday, July 22, we finished the last committee hearing in the State Senate on Texas Right to Life bills during this Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature. State Senator Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) successfully introduced, explained, and defended...
Casual consumers might assume when reading a news report that they are receiving information from a neutral, unbiased source. Pro-Lifers have long known that this is not the case for reporting about the Pro-Life movement in the mainstream media. Further confirmation...
That’s the million-dollar question buzzing around the Texas Capitol during this first week of the First Called Special Session of the Texas Legislature. And a million-dollars is likely what Republican Byron Cook from Corsicana will spend seeking re-election in his...