On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the city council of Comanche, Texas (pop. 4,294) voted 3-1 to reject a Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance that would have protected pregnant mothers and their unborn children from the tragedy and violence of abortion. While the ordinance was first presented during the public comment portion of their council meeting on Monday, June 8, 2026, the effort to see abortion outlawed in Comanche began about seven years ago, in 2019.
After the City Council in Waskom, Texas, made history by becoming the first city in the nation to outlaw abortion on June 11, 2019, Comanche Mayor Mary Boyd expressed interest in seeing her city become one of the next cities to follow in Waskom’s footsteps. Mayor Boyd was not alone in this desire. Many throughout Comanche wanted to see the city stand for life.
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