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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Jayme Lozano Carver

Amarillo voters reject abortion “travel ban,” a rare rebuke of anti-abortion movement in Texas

Opponents and proponents of Prop A stand on a street corner next to the Santa Fe Building in Amarillo during Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.
Opponents and supporters of the proposed abortion "travel ban" stand on street corner next to the Santa Fe Building in Amarillo during the Tuesday election. (Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune)

LUBBOCK — Amarillo voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a proposal that would have effectively made it illegal to use local streets and highways to obtain an out-of-state abortion — a stunning rebuke in a deeply conservative portion of the state for anti-abortion advocates that first proposed the idea.

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