Texas State Legislature
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 by Syeda Hasan
Texas State Legislature
City, state officials call for legal action against ‘sanctuary cities’ law
Government officials and community activists from across the state gathered outside the Texas Capitol on Tuesday to voice support for taking legal action to stop the so-called “sanctuary cities” law.Senate Bill 4, which goes into effect September 1, allows officers…
Friday, May 5, 2017 by Audrey McGlinchy
Texas State Legislature
How does Texas’ ‘sanctuary cities’ bill stack up against Arizona’s ‘show me your papers’ law?
City Council Member Greg Casar sat on the floor, his back blocking one of the two main entrances to a state building on the Capitol grounds. He’d taken a seat as part of a sit-in Monday to protest Senate Bill…
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 by KUT News
Texas State Legislature
Demonstrators arrested after staging sit-in at state office to protest ‘sanctuary’ bill
State troopers began arresting demonstrators who had staged an all-day sit-in at a state office building to protest legislation banning so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions Monday. City Council Member Greg Casar was arrested and cited with a Class B misdemeanor for Criminal…
