Texas will erect the Texas Life Monument, a statue honoring mothers and the sanctity of life

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a resolution authorizing the monument be built.

The legislation passed with a large majority of support in the Texas Legislature .

The eight-foot bronze sculpture is modeled after the National Life Monument , which depicts a mother with her child in her womb.

The monument provides a communal space for honoring the dignity of human life and the role of mothers.