The room used by the House committee filled almost immediately , and most people watched the proceedings in nine other rooms . Groups from both sides of the abortion debate crowd the Texas Legislature . Almost 2,000 people sign up to testify at a House committee hearing . The bill would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy . It passes a committee with an 8 - 0 vote ; the state is looking at its own version .
Groups from both sides of the abortion debate crowd the Texas Legislature . Almost 2,000 people sign up to testify at a House committee hearing . The bill would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy . It passes a committee with an 8 - 0 vote ; the state is looking at its own version .