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.

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

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

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 ...

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

Dan Patrick last month told a Dallas TV station ... While the new polling shows some abortion access is still popular in the state, other surveys have found Texas voters tend to prioritize other ...

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 ...