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Amarillo City Council punts on abortion travel ban petition

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Supporters of the petition may ultimately seek a vote of Amarillo residents later this fall.

LUBBOCK — The Amarillo City Council has declined to immediately approve a voter-approved petition that demands the Texas Panhandle city adopt a so-called abortion travel ban, once again slowing a movement that has swept through similar conservative cities and counties. The council now has less than a month to decide whether to accept, amend or reject the petition supported by anti-abortion activists.

With more than 203,000 residents, Amarillo is the largest city in the heart of the Texas Panhandle. Interstates 40 and 27 run through the city, both of which connect small towns surrounding Amarillo to the rest of the state, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Opponents to the proposal have expressed concern that it could scare people away from the city and harm interstate commerce.

 

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