AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the City of San Antonio after he says the city used taxpayer money to help pay for people to travel out of the state for abortions,.
According to the AG’s office, San Antonio appropriated $100,000 to a “Reproductive Justice Fund” specifically to pay for pregnant mothers to travel out-of-state for an abortion.
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Paxton says under Texas law, cities do not have the authority to use public money to help people circumvent Texas’ laws against abortion.
Paxton is requesting temporary restraining order and injunctive relief to stop the fund from going into effect, saying the fund is “unlawful”.
“The City of San Antonio is blatantly defying Texas law by using taxpayer dollars to fund abortion tourism,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Beyond being an egregious misuse of public funds, it’s an attack on the pro-life values of our state. I will not stand by while rogue cities use tax dollars to circumvent state law and take the innocent lives of unborn children.”
This isn’t the first time the state’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit like this. In 2024, Paxton also sued the City of Austin for a similar program that sought to allocate $400,000 for abortion-related travel.