“I think it’s clear, but I’m also open to the idea that some doctors don’t see it that way, some hospitals don’t think that way,” said Patrick, a Republican who presides over the Texas Senate. “We don’t want to stand in the way of that, but we’re not going to open it up so that abortion is prevalent again in the state.”

Statesman columnist Bridget Grumet speaks about her trip to Delaware to investigate the access Texas women have to abortion by mail.

The number, possibly an undercount, underscores the effect of blocking the procedure for one of the state’s most vulnerable populations.

Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died after being denied an abortion, has been fighting to clarify the medical exception to Texas law for years. For the first time, Republicans might be willing to take up the issue.

Patrick is the first major Republican official in Texas to say he supports clarifying the state's near-total abortion ban this legislative session.

Crowds are expected to gather around the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Saturday for the annual Rally for Life.

Patients and doctors have said the ban's only exception is so vague and the penalties are so steep that providers are reluctant to perform emergency abortions.

This weekend, people across the country marched to their capitol city in support of pro-life. In Washington D.C. tens of thousands of people march to Capitol Hi

Crowds are expected to gather around the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Saturday for the annual Rally for Life.

Developers, city contractors, lawyers, lobbyists and corporate executives are the usual suspects when it comes to campaign giving in San Antonio municipal elections. But they can be gun shy, especially in a race for mayor where the incumbent can’t seek reelection because of term limits and numerous candidates are running — like the May 3 election.

The announcement comes hours after Trump made a pre-recorded address to tens of thousands of anti-abortion protesters at Friday’s March for Life.