Initiating committee files its petition with the City Secretary

What the sources say

• ⚠ Sources differ

  Sources give different counts of the signatures the committee submitted in April 2024.

  Reported value 1[1]

  Signatures submitted

  10,383

  City staff memo: "A petition containing 10,383 signatures was filed with the Office of the City Secretary" on April 25, 2024.

  Reported value 2[4][5]

  Signatures submitted approx

  10,300

  About 10,300, as reported by NewsChannel10 and the Texas Tribune.

  Reported value 3[3]

  Names reported by organizer

  7,451

  ABC7 reported at submission that the founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative said the petition had 7,451 names.

• ⚠ Sources differ

  Sources give different figures for the number of valid signatures required.

  Reported value 1[1][4]

  Signatures required

  4,888

  City staff memo and NewsChannel10 (City Secretary: 5% of registered voters).

  Reported value 2[3]

  Signatures required

  5,671

  ABC7, at submission: "at least 5,671 verified signatures."