Under Senate Bill 33, cities like Austin will be barred from funding travel and other logistics for Texans who seek out-of-state abortions.

Several states with near-total abortion bans have introduced legislation seeking to make their medical exceptions clearer.

The Texas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 33, which aims to prevent local governments from using tax money to support people that leave the state to find abortion care. The bill will need final approval from the state Senate before heading to Gov.