Texas House Passes Bill Cracking Down on City Assistance for Abortion Seekers

Texas House passes bill cracking down on city assistance for abortion seekers

The Texas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 33, which aims to prevent local governments from using tax money to support people who leave the state to find abortion care. The bill will need final approval from the state Senate before heading to Gov. Abbott's desk.

Texas House Votes to Stop San Antonio From Funding Abortion Travel With Tax Dollars

The San Antonio Family Association (SAFA) an educational organization dedicated to protecting, defending and promoting the family, is celebrating a major win today after the Texas House passed Senate Bill 33 that will close a legal loophole and stop the City of San Antonio (CoSA) taxpayer-paid abortion travel to hire non-governmental entities to do the dirty work of ferrying pregnant women out of the state to buy an elective abortion. Senate Bil…

Texas House Advances Legislation to Block Local Abortion Travel Funding

In recent years, some cities have funneled tax dollars to nonprofit organizations that help women pay for abortions outside of Texas. The post Texas House Advances Legislation to Block Local Abortion Travel Funding appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

Texas House Approves Bill to Prohibit Taxpayer Funds for Abortion Travel

Texas House Approves Bill to Prohibit Taxpayer Funds for Abortion Travel AUSTIN — The Texas House of Representatives on Thursday approved Senate Bill 33, also known as the Stop Tax-Funded Abortion Travel Act, with an 87-58 vote. The bill aims to prevent local governments from allocating tax dollars to organizations that assist with out-of-state abortion-related expenses, such as travel and lodging.  The legislation now returns to the Senate for …

Texas House Passes Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Travel

The Texas House of Representatives passed the Stop Tax-Funded Abortion Travel Act (Senate Bill 33) on Thursday with an 87-58 vote. The measure will block local governments from sending tax dollars to organizations that pay for out-of-state abortion costs, like flights and hotels. Now, the policy will head to the Senate for final approval and then be signed into law by the governor. Texas Right to Life brought the Stop Tax-Funded Abortion Travel …

Abortion Funds Ban – 710am KURV

Texas towns would be banned from using taxpayer dollars to send women to other states for an abortion under legislation that has now passed in the state house. San Antonio City Councilman Marc Whyte supports it. He’s been a vocal opponent of the city’s newly-passed “reproductive justice fund.” And, in Austin, the city council handed 100-thousand dollars to a pro-choice group. Both programs would be in jeopardy if the bill makes it to the governor