After filing the lawsuit in February, the ACLU has dropped its litigation against the seven Texas cities that passed ordinances to effectively prohibit abortion.
The small West Texas town of Whiteface passed an ordinance on Thursday night to ban abortion within city limits.
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two pro-choice activist organizations in Texas against seven cities that have declared themselves "sanctuary cities for the unborn."
Incumbent Harris County D.A. Kim Ogg is facing challengers from all sides amid rising concerns over crime. Audia Jones, a challenger to Ogg, is pushing to eliminate cash bail for many felons.
The small city of Westbrook passed an ordinance this week declaring itself a "sanctuary for the unborn" — a sign that the movement is gaining traction in new areas of Texas.
The consent decree would result in most pre-trial misdemeanor arrestees to be released as soon as practicable after arrest. One arrestee released under this bail reform approach allegedly murdered his wife and unborn child.
Harris County is moving forward with plans to place a polling location inside the county's jail for pretrial defendants to have ballot access.
Rep. Rose's bill prohibits offenders diagnosed with severe mental illness from being subjected to the death penalty.
