City of Austin sued over allocating funds for out-of-state abortion access

AUSTIN (KXAN) --- The City of Austin is facing a lawsuit over a budget item that allocates hundreds of thousands of dollars to help women accessing abortion care.

Austin City Council approves record budget, here are the changes they made

Last week, the Austin City Council approved its budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

In it, there's a budget item that allocates $400,000 to the city's Reproductive Health Grant, which provides financial support for people in Austin traveling to access abortion care.