June 3:

Successful legislative session! Bills hindering stem cell research in Texas have been successfully defeated.

April 22:

We wish to thank the House members responsible for ensuring that language banning state funding for embryonic stem cell research in Texas did not make it into the House version of Senate Bill 1. View press release here.

April 21:

Our President David Bales, Lorraine Chammah from TAMR, and Laura Templeton from Juvenile Diabetes spoke in favor of Representative Homer's bill [HB 1190] banning human reproductive cloning. Coverage from the Houston Chronicle.

April 17:

Before the Texas House's floor debate on the State budget, we provided this document to all members encouraging all stem cell restrictions to be struck. Also view the press release here.

April 9:

A group of committed citizens including members of TSCR and TAMR are standing by the Senate Finance Committee so they can testify against a bill that would stop the state from funding embryonic stem cell research in Texas. View report from News 8 Austin.

April 2:

TSCR strongly supports Senators Kirk Watson and Judith Zaffirini in their efforts to remove rider 17.13 on Senate Bill 1, which would ban any state funding for embryonic stem cell research. View the press release.

March 31:

TSCR opposed Senator Ogden's budget rider, which attempts to block state funding for stem cell research. View the press release.

March 12:

Our chairman, David Bales, testifies before the at the Texas Senate in favor of SB 73, relating to the establishment of a adult stem cell research program in Texas.