20,000 Babies Saved Since the Texas Heartbeat Law went into effect on September 1, 2021

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans (this appeals court governs the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) heard the Texas Heartbeat Law oral arguments on January 7th at 9:00am, that discussed a narrow issue in the Texas Heartbeat Law case.

The U.S. Supreme Court remanded this portion of the Texas Heartbeat Law case, on December 16th, to the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals after upholding the Texas Heartbeat Law. The Supreme Court ruled that the abortion businesses could not bring suit against Attorney General Ken Paxton, state-court judges, state-court clerks, and other individuals. The Court's decision from the hearing that occurred on January 7th will determine whether a few other government officials and agencies can be sued under the Texas Heartbeat Law, even though the law make its clear that the Heartbeat law does not involve government officials and that it can only be enforced by private citizens through civil court cases.

To read more about the Heartbeat Law, visit texasheartbeatlaw.com

Yesterday morning, in a 6 to 3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court halted enforcement of President Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandate for employers with over 100 employees, saying that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is authorized to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures.

Jonathan Saenz, Attorney & President for Texas Values released the following statement:

“As we predicted, the "no jab, no job" policy is unconstitutional and now illegal. Employers should immediately ignore the federal government on vaccine mandates. Let people work."

Texas Values, along with leaders and representatives from 29 other states, led a coalition of state family policy council organizations from across the country in opposing the illegal Biden employee vaccine mandate by filing a legal amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court.

The case, brought by a union of states and business industry groups, and supported by Texas Values, challenges the OSHA nationwide vaccine-or-testing rule for U.S. businesses with 100 or more employees. In addition to Texas Values, family policy organizations (representing entities from 29 other states) signed on to the legal brief as amici curiae.

5th Circuit Oral Argument of the Texas Heartbeat Law and U.S. Supreme Court Vaccine Mandate Review

Do you want to understand what was really said during the 5th Circuit Oral Argument of the Texas Heartbeat Law and the U.S. Supreme Court Vaccine Mandate oral arguments? Director of Policy, Jonathan Covey, and Senior Policy Advisor, Mary Elizabeth Castle, meet to discuss and comment on both cases.

Join Texas Values Members at 2022 Texas Rally for Life and 2022 National March For Life

National March for Life: 

Friday, January 21, 2022

• Pre-Rally Concert: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST
• March for Life Rally: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
• March for Life: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST

Speakers at this year’s rally in Washington D.C. include Kirk Cameron, Congresswoman Julia Lewlow, Congressman Chris Smith, Mike Schmitz, Kristen Waggoner (General Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom) and others.  Matthew West will be performing at the Pre-Rally Concert from 11:00am-12:00pm EST.

Texas Rally for Life: 

Saturday, January 22, 2022, 1-4 p.m. CST

Speakers at this year’s rally in Texas include Governor Greg Abbott, Bishop Joe Vásquez, Claire Culwell (Abortion Survivor), Debbie Juhlke (Embrace Life Initiative), Mydia Correa (Guiding Star El Paso), Michael Evans Jr. (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission), Brooke Rizuto (Students for Life of America), and Dr. Joe Pojman (Texas Alliance for Life)

Last Week on Texas Values Report: Catherine Glenn Foster  

President and CEO of Americans United for Life, Catherine Glenn Foster, Joins Host Jonathan Saenz  

On last week's show, Catherine Glenn Foster, President and CEO of Americans United for Life,  joined host Jonathan Saenz to talk about the Texas Heartbeat Law, the recent Supreme Court Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization case, and  to discuss the momentum of the pro-life efforts that are leading up to the potential overturning of Roe v Wade decision.  Watch here or  Listen here