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In 2009, Morrison teamed with state Senator Glenn Hegar, now the Texas state comptroller, to introduce legislation establishing as a four-year institution, the University of Houston–Victoria, a separate entity from the University of Houston System. The measure was signed into law by Governor [[Rick Perry]]. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools quickly approved the admission of the first underclassmen to UHV. The institution was already admitting junior and senior students and granting degrees, accordingly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uhv.edu/history.aspx|title=University of Houston-Victoria Overview|publisher=uhv.edu|accessdate=March 2, 2014}}</ref>
In 2009, Morrison teamed with state Senator Glenn Hegar, now the Texas state comptroller, to introduce legislation establishing as a four-year institution, the University of Houston–Victoria, a separate entity from the University of Houston System. The measure was signed into law by Governor [[Rick Perry]]. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools quickly approved the admission of the first underclassmen to UHV. The institution was already admitting junior and senior students and granting degrees, accordingly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uhv.edu/history.aspx|title=University of Houston-Victoria Overview|publisher=uhv.edu|accessdate=March 2, 2014}}</ref>
===Voting records===
===Voting records===
In the 2013 legislative session, Morrison supported a ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the bill passed the House, 96-49. She voted for companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers. In 2011, Morrison voted for an amendment to forbid state funding of facilities that perform abortions; the measure passed the House 90-44. She voted in 2011 to require women procuring an abortion to first undergo a [[sonogram]].<ref name=votingrecords/> Despite those high-profile votes, Texas [[Right to Life]] rated her only 33 percent favorable in 2013, but 62 percent in 2011 and 100 percent in 2005.<ref name=ratings/>
In the 2013 legislative session, Morrison supported a ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the bill passed the House, 96-49. She voted for companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers. In 2011, Morrison voted for an amendment to forbid state funding of facilities that perform abortions; the measure passed the House 90-44. She voted in 2011 to require women procuring an abortion to first undergo a [[sonogram]].<ref name=votingrecords/> Despite those high-profile votes, Texas [[Right to Life]] rated her only 33 percent favorable in 2013, but 62 percent in 2011 and 100 percent in 2005.<ref name=ratings/>