Only one member expressed opposition to the fund ahead of council's Thursday vote on a $3.7 billion city budget.
Metro Health would administer the money and authorize grants to nonprofits that work for abortion access and reproductive health, according to the daily.
While some members of council spoke in vague terms about what the fund might do, District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo issued a statement explaining that the money could provide financial aid for people who need to leave Texas to end a pregnancy, according to the. Texas outlawed abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Castillo, the proposed fund's most vocal supporter, submitted an amendment to carve the money out from $20 million surplus the city has through CPS Energy's sale of excess power on Texas' wholesale energy market, the Express-News reported.District 10's Mark Whyte was the sole council member who spoke up against the fund at a Tuesday meeting, according to the daily.
A law enacted by the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature in 2021 allows any party to bring a civil suit against a person who helps a Texas resident obtain an abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
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