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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Jayme Lozano Carver

Clarendon City Council rejects ordinance banning travel to access abortion outside of Texas

Northbound motorists drive on I-27 south of Plainview, a route traveled by many that seek abortion healthcare while headed out of Texas.
Northbound motorists drive on I-27 south of Plainview, a route traveled by many that seek abortion healthcare while headed out of Texas. (Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune)

LUBBOCK — The City Council of Clarendon, a rural Panhandle town, rejected a proposed ordinance seeking to prohibit traveling through city limits to get an abortion in another state. Their 3-0 decision on Thursday makes Clarendon one of the first cities in Texas to reject an abortion travel ban as more conservative cities are approving similar measures.

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