The battle playing out among the largest anti-abortion groups in Texas is difficult to understand without taking into consideration some of the undercurrents and becoming familiar with some of the key players in our great state’s politics. The widening rift between groups like Texas Right to Life and Texas Alliance for Life has much to do with differences in policy positions and endorsements of political candidates. But, it’s also about allied organizations of pro-life groups and who they support for Speaker of the Texas House, for example.
Texas Alliance for Life Executive Director Joe Pojman is an anti-abortion leader who strongly backs Speaker Joe Straus