Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Insiders say Abilene's city attorney has cautioned the mayor about the proposed ban, a common trend among even the reddest Texas towns.
The local ban passed by a citywide vote after the council, wary of litigation, rejected it. Now, it's weathered a Planned Parenthood lawsuit.
The activist behind the initiative says it's common for city leaders in Republican areas to avoid the proposal.
While challenges to the Texas Heartbeat Act continue in state and federal court, local towns are outlawing abortion one at a time.
As the initiative grows, the "Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn" and the Texas Heartbeat Act continue to share mutual influence.
The Panhandle town of Nazareth adopted the ordinance this morning, becoming the 36th town in Texas to outlaw abortion.
Three Texas towns have joined the initiative since August began, all with unanimous votes: Eastland, Leona, and Crawford.
The mayor of Centerville says the city attorney advised him and the city council to avoid the proposal, which outlaws abortion in city limits.
The ordinances in participating Texas "sanctuaries" have evolved and possibly culminated in the small town of Sterling City.
The two towns are neighbors in the Panhandle, where "Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn" have quickly multiplied.
Ten days after Lubbock took the same action, its northward neighbor Abernathy passed a local law banning abortions in town limits.
