The city of Austin passed a budget last month that allocates $400,000 in grants to help cover travel costs for people who leave Texas for an abortion.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing to stop the city of Austin from covering travel expenses for residents who seek abortions out of state. In a lawsuit filed Friday, Paxton argued that the Texas Constitution prohibits gifts without a public benefit. He said there is no public benefit to the city initiative and therefore the policy is illegal.
Bonded for life': Texans who were denied emergency abortions are helping each other grieve Texas law bans abortion in nearly all instances except to save the mother’s life. The city of Austin passed a budget last month that allocates $400,000 in grants to help cover the costs of airfare, gas, hotel stays, rides, childcare, companion travel and food for people leaving the state for abortions, according to the suit.
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