Learning the Lege Quick Bite: Why Are Senate Committees Still Meeting?
The House Dems broke quorum, which means nothing can be passed right now. So if that’s true, why are Senate committees still hearing bills? The short answer is because they can. For one thing, the Senate still has quorum, so they’re free to continue...
Learning the Lege: Special Session is a Wild Ride!
Texas’s current special legislative session started just 6 days ago, and so far a lot has happened: a Senate committee hearing on SB 4, the medication abortion restrictions, was scheduled with 24-hour notice, then cancelled a few hours later. Then a House...
It’s Time to Testify! Oppose HB 6
***UPDATE*** Committee hearing on HB 6, the House version of the medication abortion restrictions bill, will be heard Tuesday, July 13 at 1 pm by the House Public Health Committee. The hearing is in the Reagan Building — click here for Google maps directions....
How can young people in foster care get birth control and abortion care?
By: Heather Allison, Policy Associate In Texas, unemancipated minors (people under 18 who are unmarried and haven’t been emancipated by a court order) are unable to consent to their own medical care. This means that a parent or guardian must agree before a doctor can...
Learning the Lege: What’s a Special Session?!?!
On May 31, 2021, the Texas legislative session ended. Our state legislature meets for regular session every other year. Per the state constitution, regular session cannot last more than 140 days. When the clock strikes midnight on that last day, whatever didn’t...From the Blog
Young people in Texas — have your voice amplified!July 26, 2021Are you a young person in Texas who wants to write about abortion access, birth control, sex …
Learning the Lege Quick Bite: Why Are Senate Committees Still Meeting?July 14, 2021The House Dems broke quorum, which means nothing can be passed right now. So if that’s …- Learning the Lege: Special Session is a Wild Ride!July 13, 2021Texas’s current special legislative session started just 6 days ago, and so far a lot …