“We realized no one is going to come save us. We’re going to have to save ourselves.”

Some good news: On November 5, Amarilloans rejected the proposed abortion #travel ban, discussed in this story, by a margin of around 20 percentage points. texasobserver.org/far-right-ab…

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The Far Right Wants to End Out-of-State Abortion. Amarillo Is in the Way.

Texas' biggest popular vote on abortion post-"Roe" pits local advocates against an abortion travel ban that's part of a scheme to block the path to New Mexico.

^{Mary Tuma (The Texas Observer)}

New today: Arvin West speaks forcefully about being a local sheriff in a border county that’s always been home and where Latinos (including those in his own family) are not enemies but voters who’ve kept him in office—most recently in an unusually tough primary election campaign earlier this year. texasobserver.org/a-lawmans-ch…

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A Lawman’s Change of Heart?

Iconic Texas Sheriff Arvin West was a leading voice against migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. But West says his perspective is aligned with what he sees as the reality of the border.

^{Alfredo Corchado (The Texas Observer)}