Hughes updates comments on heartbeat law litigation

MINEOLA — The Texas heartbeat law is now in the hands of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — and the law’s author, state Senator Bryan Hughes of Mineola, tells our news partner KETK we should know something soon. Hughes says, “We expect this Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to rule pretty quickly. I bet we’re talking about days rather than weeks.” Hughes continues to say that Texans are solidly behind the law. In his words, “I’ve got a stack of lawsuits on my desk over here…so a lot of people are opposed to this law — but the people of Texas are in favor of protecting innocent human lives.”