By: Matthew Tresaugue
By: Johnathan Silver
Both Landtroop and Frullo have secured high-profile endorsements. Frullo’s supporters include the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas, the Texas Alliance for Life and the political action committees for Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the National Rifle Association. Landtroop’s supporters include Young Conservatives of Texas, Empower Texans and the Texas Right to Life PAC.
“These are two conservative groups,” said Roberts. “Having support from such like minded organizations motivates me to continue my mission of being the most loyal, the most committed, and the hardest working candidate in the race for HD126. I look forward to using those same principles to guide me once elected, and I believe supporters like these groups will be proud of their endorsement.”
By: Julián Aguilar
Cook has been called a “champion” of the movement by Texas Alliance for Life after helping advance a bill requiring sonograms before abortion through his committee in 2011. He also supported 2013’s House Bill 2, which prevented most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and required doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges to hospitals within 30 miles.
By: Brittany Martin
Pojman said his group is more interested in candidates who are “walking it rather than talking it,” which led it to turn its back on some of the more outspoken conservatives in the House, including Reps. Molly White, R-Belton, and Tony Tinderholt, R-Fort Worth.
By: Edgar Walters
Shine, on the other hand, carries the endorsement of rival anti-abortion group Texas Alliance for Life. Joe Pojman, the group’s executive director, said he endorsed Shine because of his anti-abortion record as a lawmaker in the 1980s, including his work on legislation that banned “late-term” abortions.