Texas county that borders New Mexico is the latest to consider an abortion travel ban

A rural Texas county that borders New Mexico is expected to consider a proposal Thursday that would make it illegal to travel on its roads seeking an abortion.

The proposed blockade in Cochran County, home to about 2,500 people, is the latest example of a Texas county attempting to restrict access to its highways to certain people — a move abortion-rights activists and legal scholars say is unconstitutional and meant to stoke fear.

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While it is a small county that is about 60 miles west of Lubbock, its location could be crucial for pregnant people traveling through. There are three state highways that cross through Cochran County — highways 114, 214 and 125.

This effort is being orchestrated by Right to Life East Texas, headed by one Mark Lee Dickson. They are spending massive amounts lobbying for these local ordinances all over the state. State Senator Charles Perry (Redneck-Lubbock) is also an advocate of these laws and was probably the immediate instigator of the one in Cochran County. Dickson travels constantly and is treated like a rock star when he shows up in rural houses of superstition, er churches, to preach his message of control and intimidation.