🚨LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: The Texas House has amended SB 2155 to include our Veterinary Telemedicine Bill, expanding access to veterinary care across Texas through telemedicine! We're grateful to Rep. Briscoe Cain for championing this crucial amendment, and to the Texas House for advancing this important legislation. Stay tuned for the next steps to help get this bill across the finish line! #legislatetochangetheirfate #legislation #telemedicine #txlege (fb)

With deep disappointment, we share that the Ethical Pet Sales Bill will not advance this session despite broad bipartisan support and powerful testimony from Texans across the state. Despite overwhelming support and a 10–1 Committee vote, the Ethical Pet Sales Bill stalled. It never made it to a House floor vote and was left pending in the Senate, despite strong advocacy from constituents and Senators. We are profoundly grateful to our bill authors, Representative Jared Patterson, Dean Judith Zaffirini, Texas State Senator, and the many co-authors and co-sponsors who stood with us in this fight. We also extend heartfelt thanks to the tireless advocates who traveled to the Capitol, contacted their lawmakers, and advocated for this vital legislation every step of the way. Failing to pass the Ethical Pet Sales Bill signals that cruelty and consumer fraud will be allowed to continue in Texas unchecked. For two sessions, Texas led on animal welfare, passing landmark reforms. But this year, we stepped backward. Texas can and must do better. #legislatetochangetheirfate #txlege (fb)