Ban on taxpayer funding to abortion-access groups goes before Texas House committee

Ban on taxpayer funding to abortion-access groups goes before Texas House committee

DALLAS — Anti-abortion advocates are urging lawmakers to ban taxpayer funding to groups that help women cross state lines for such care, while opponents of the proposal say doing so would amount to government overreach.

Abortion bill labeled as priority by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick left pending in Texas House

Lawmakers failed to advance a bill to the Texas House floor that would block cities and counties from allocating public funds to nonprofits that help women travel out of the state to get abortions.