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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
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Jayme Lozano Carver

Amarillo City Council says it needs more time to debate abortion travel ban

Members of the Amarillo City Council meet to consider banning travel to access abortion services during a work session Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 in Amarillo.
Members of the Amarillo City Council meet to consider a so-called abortion travel ban during a work session at the Amarillo Civic Center Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 in Amarillo. The council has debated the issue since October. (Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune)

AMARILLO — The Amarillo City Council prolonged its debate over a so-called abortion travel ban on Tuesday, spending more than two hours in front of a packed room reviewing draft rules that would attempt to block access to Colorado and New Mexico, two states where a Texas woman could legally obtain an abortion.

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