On Monday, December 8, the City Council of Olton, Texas (pop. 2,228) became the 87th city in the nation, and the 70th city in the State of Texas, to pass a Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance. The “Ordinance Outlawing Abortion, declaring Olton a Sanctuary City for the Unborn” passed in a unanimous 4-0 vote. The City of Olton, located between the cities of Springlake (pop. 110) and Plainview (pop. 22,343), is the first city in Lamb County to consider and adopt a Sanctuary for the Unborn Ordinance.

The Olton Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance, which is enforced through a private right of action – just like the Texas Heartbeat Act, (1) prohibits performing an elective abortion and aiding or abetting elective abortions within the city limits of Olton, (2) prohibits elective abortions on residents of Olton – regardless of where the abortion takes place, (3) prohibits abortion trafficking through the City of Olton, (4) prohibits the mailing of abortion-inducing drugs into the City of Olton, (5) prohibits criminal organizations from doing business inside the city limits of Olton, and (6) prohibits through or in the City of Olton the transportation and disposal of the remains of unborn children who have been killed by an elective abortion across state lines and carried into Texas by waste management companies.

The Olton Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance also educates about the Thriving Texas Families Program and directs people to the Texas Pregnancy Care Network website and The Pregnancy Network website operated by Human Coalition for pregnancy and family resources.

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The City of Olton has received a letter from Attorney Jonathan F. Mitchell, committing to represent the city at no cost to the city or taxpayers for any litigation that may arise from the passage of their ordinance further outlawing abortion and abortion trafficking.

Olton is located in an extremely conservative county where 81.62% of voters in the 2024 Presidential Election voted for the Republican candidate for President of the United States. Republican voters in Lamb County have a strong record of voting pro-life. During the 2018 Republican Party Primary, voters in Lamb County had the opportunity to vote on proposition #7.

This proposition gave voters the chance to voice their opinion if they were “In Favor” or “Against” the following statement: “I believe abortion should be abolished in Texas.” In Lamb County, out of 1,588 votes, 80.48% (1,278) voted in favor of the pro-life proposition while 19.52% (310) voted against the pro-life proposition. During the 2022 Republican Party Primary, voters in Lamb County had the opportunity to vote on proposition #5. This proposition gave voters the chance to voice their opinion if they were “In Favor” or “Against” the following statement: “Texas should enact a state constitutional amendment to defend the sanctity of innocent human life, created in the image of God, from fertilization until natural death.”

The percentage of the pro-life vote was even greater in Lamb County than two years prior. Out of 1,427 votes, 91.38% (1,304) voted in favor of the pro-life proposition while 8.62% (123) voted against the pro-life proposition.

The City of Olton is the 24th political subdivision to pass a Sanctuary for the Unborn ordinance outlawing abortion and abortion trafficking this year. Those who wish to see their city or county pass an ordinance further outlawing abortion in their community are encouraged to sign the online petition at www.sanctuarycitiesfortheunborn.com/online-petition/.

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