Committee adopts substitute to clarify eligibility, protections for Thriving Texas Families program
A committee substitute for Senate Bill 13 88 clarifies that the Thriving Texas Families program (formerly Alternatives to Abortion) remains life‑affirming, limits eligible grantees to organizations unaffiliated with abortion providers, and drew extensive testimony from pregnancy resource centers and faith groups about access and funding models.
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Senate Bill 13 88, a follow‑up to last session’s codification of the Thriving Texas Families program, received a committee substitute and broad witness testimony in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
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