Though elective abortion is already a crime in Texas, the Human Life Protection Act will make it a first-degree felony.
One resolution declares that city funds will not be used to surveil or collect information about abortions.
"It's wonderful," Socha said of the Texas abortion ban, "But it doesn't do away with people who have crisis pregnancies and need help.”
A committee formed by Speaker Dade Phelan to investigate the Robb Elementary School shooting released a preliminary report on its findings.
Rep. Dustin Burrows is releasing the video against the wishes of District Attorney Christina Mitchell-Busbee.
Their letter to international law firm Sidley proposes a new threat: legislation that would disbar any attorney that has violated Texas abortion laws.
Even though Texas law already criminalizes abortion by any means, the two representatives say new law is needed to counter the White House.
District attorneys in Travis, Bexar, Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Hidalgo, and Collin counties cannot enforce the old ban for now.
Both bans outlaw elective abortions from the point of conception. The laws do not apply to treatments for miscarriages or ectopic pregnancy.
The U.S. Supreme Court returned the question of the legality of abortion to state legislatures. Texas already passed a law banning abortion.
Col. Steven McCraw, director of the Department of Public Safety, took a grim inventory of police missteps during the Robb Elementary School shooting.
The group of mayors pointed to red flag laws, expanded background checks, and a 21-year-old limit to purchase "assault weapons."
