SB 31 will tweak Hughes’ SB 8, the 2021 law that authorized private citizens to sue people who terminate a pregnancy after around six weeks. It also changes some language in House Bill 1280, ...

SB 31’s initial language drew significant pushback from abortion rights activists, who said it could bolster the state’s argument that an abortion ban originating in 1857 is enforceable.In ...

SB 31 makes language about exceptions consistent across Texas' various overlapping abortion laws, clarifying that the risk of death or impairment does not have to be "imminent" for doctors to act.

SB 31 also would strengthen protections for pregnant Texans who experience premature water breaks and ectopic pregnancies, both of which can lead to life-threatening complications.

State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler) discusses SB 31. A Tyler man is leaving his fate of a punishment up to a jury after pleading guilty at the start of trial to shooting his father to death during an ...