Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the language of the state's near-total abortion ban to address confusion over when doctors may terminate pregnancies. "I do think ...

(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — The Texas Legislature may clarify for medical professionals when it’s legal to perform a life-saving abortion, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said this week.

Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t quite certain the state’s abortion laws need to be reworked despite stories of women having to leave ...

"Protecting the life of the mother is of paramount importance... any doctor who fails to do that is actually violating their ...

Gov. Greg Abbott may be carving a path toward clarifying Texas' near-total abortion ban —but did maintain his backing of the ...

A new poll from University of Houston researchers shows that 83% of Texans supported the exceptions to the state's abortion ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s recent acknowledgment that Texas' near total abortion ban, which he has championed, is endangering the lives of mothers is stunning. Few elected officials are as absolute ...

AUSTIN — The Texas Legislature may clarify for medical professionals when it’s legal to perform a life-saving abortion, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said this week. “We need to clarify any language ...

Dan Patrick on Sunday indicated in an interview ... Hughes, who wrote Texas' six-week abortion ban, had previously argued the medical exception was clear. So far, however, no Republicans in ...