"But certainly the state's history of intentional discrimination - and specifically recent targeting against the immigrant community - will be helpful in the narrative". This passed resolution now puts Texas on the list of states approving this Article V effort to reign in the federal government.
State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, one of the authors of House Bill 1776, said the measure is meant to ensure public school students are educated on the most critical components of us history and civics.
On Wednesday, Abbott tweeted: "The Texas sanctuary city ban wins final legislative approval".
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Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, told Perry that the bill could have dire unintended consequences.
They're anxious concerns over being deported will prevent victims from reporting crimes and stop witnesses from coming forward with information about crimes. Immigrant advocates said the bill has some of the nation's toughest penalties, adding that it's comparable to Arizona's 2010 "show me your papers" law, which was later amended. It also would require police to honor all federal requests to detain people suspected of being in the country illegally until immigration authorities can investigate the person's status.
Police refrained from intervening throughout the day but ordered protesters to leave around 5 p.m., when the building was set to close.
President Trump gathered with legislators in the Rose Garden on Thursday to comment about the passage of the Health Care Bill, meant to repeal Obamacare.
The potential quagmire for El Paso County stems from a 2006 settlement with a man who said his FourthAmendment rights were violated when he was held by an El Paso sheriff's deputy against his will.
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From there, McCarthy touched on Spicer's gum-chewing habit, fondness for alternative facts, and combative style. She emerges in full Spicey mode, and hilariously finishes her song and dance as the press secretary.
Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, answers questions as the Texas House debates an anti-sanctuary-cities bill that seeks to jail sheriffs and other officials who refuse to help enforce federal immigration law, in Austin, April 26, 2017.
Robinson said there is already a process at the Midland County jail where each person brought in is asked about where they are born. Taking action to make her city a "sanctuary" has drawn criticism and retaliation. "It ties the hands of our law enforcement agency and pushes victims of crime into the shadows".
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That would nullify parts of nondiscrimination ordinances in several Texas cities that have been in place for decades to protect certain classes of people, including transgender residents, from discrimination in public accommodations, like the public bathrooms that match their gender identity.
He claimed that the concept of sanctuary cities is giving some-what of an unrealistic idea to the people.
President Donald Trump made cracking down on illegal immigration a cornerstone of his campaign and signed an executive order earlier this year to withhold federal funds from cities that refuse to cooperate with US immigration officials.
A federal judge also last week blocked Trump's executive order seeking to withhold funds from local authorities that do not use their resources to advance federal immigration laws.
"Are you aware that because of this legislation, hundreds of thousands of Texans are preparing for the passage of this, preparing in terms of, 'What are we going to do if our undocumented father is asked for documentation?'" Whitmire said. "We're not leaving until they hear it or they drag us out of here".
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