Tuesday, March 4, 2008, is the Primary Election Day in Texas, when voters in the Democratic and Republican Parties pick nominees to be on the ballot for the General Election in November. 
Early Voting takes place from Tuesday, February 19, through Friday, February 29. Any registered voter can vote in either party's election.
Also, you can vote twice on Election Day March 4 by attending the Democratic or Republican Party's precinct convention after 7 p.m. That is how you can get involved in building the Parties' platforms and pick delegates for the district and county conventions on March 29. Click here for a helpful flier that explains the precinct convention process.
While the races for the presidential nominee garnering most of the media attention, there are numerous other races of enormous importance, including U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative, Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, and Senate and House seats in the Texas Legislature.
During February, the U.S. Senate will take up S. 1200, a bill that would make certain changes to American Indian health programs. Pro-life organizations, including Texas Alliance for Life, support an amendment that will be offered by pro-life Senator David Vitter (R-LA.) to permanently prohibit the federal Indian Health Service from providing abortions (except to save the life of the mother, or in cases of rape, or incest of a minor).
Please immediately ask U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison to support this amendment. (See sample message below.)
Some years ago, this federal program was paying for abortion on demand. This practice was curbed, but it might resume again under some future president, unless Congress adds suitable language to S. 1200.
This vote on S. 1200 was expected on January 22, but after some discussion that day, no votes on S. 1200 were taken. Debate is now expected in February.
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison -- Washington, D.C., office -- 202-224-5922.
"Hello, my name is (name) . I live at (address) . Please ask Senator Hutchison to SUPPORT the Vitter Amendment to S. 1200 to prevent tax funding for abortion on demand in the Indian Health Service reauthorization bill. Thank you."
To reach the official website of U.S. Senator Hutchison or to send her an email, click here. To send a fax, use 202-224-0776.
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Senator Hutchison scored 83% on votes on life issues during 2007 as scored by the National Right to Life Committee. She is on record supporting Roe v. Wade as appropriate and that it should not be overturned. In 2003, Senator Hutchison voted to support the following amendment to the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (the amendment was later dropped):
SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING ROE V. WADE.
(a) FINDINGS.--The Senate finds that--
(1) abortion has been a legal and constitutionally protected medical procedure throughout the United States since the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)); and
(2) the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade established constitutionally based limits on the power of States to restrict the right of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)) was appropriate and secures an important constitutional right; and
(2) such decision should not be overturned.
benefits. Dewhurst issued a list of charges to his committees that included the following:
February 15, and Saturday, February 16. The location is the historic Stagecoach Inn in beautiful Salado, Texas. 
