Under Senate Bill 33, cities like Austin will be barred from funding travel and other logistics for Texans who seek out-of-state abortions.

On Wednesday, a key vote is scheduled on a bill that aims to clarify medical exceptions under one of the nation's most restrictive bans.

The bill does not expand abortion access, but further explains when a doctor can intervene to save a pregnant patient’s life.

A House vote showed broad support for the measure that would let districts set aside time for prayer or religious study.

A proposal allowing a period for praying and reading religious texts in Texas public schools cleared a key vote Thursday. School trustees would have to decide whether their districts would offer students and staff the period — outside of instruction time — under a bill that House lawmakers voted 91-51 to advance.