Sanctuary Cities

The research showed that both property and violent crime decreased more in counties that adopted these polices than in nonsanctuary counties.

In a setback for the state in its first enforcement action under a controversial, anti-“sanctuary cities” law passed in 2017, a district judge in Travis…

The Austin Police Department released information to federal immigration officers 581 times in 2018 and asked one detained person about their immigration…

A bipartisan sanctuary law that Oregon lawmakers passed easily in 1987 is now subject to a repeal vote.

From Texas Standard.The Austin City Council will vote this Thursday on a package of proposals designed to make the capital city Texas’ first “freedom…

The Travis County Jail saw a drastic reduction in the number of undocumented immigrants it transferred into Immigrations Customs Enforcement custody in…

A panel of three appellate judges ruled Tuesday that most of the state’s immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Bill 4, can remain in effect while…

From Texas Standard:Several Democratic mayors, in Washington D.C. for the annual Conference of Mayors, chose to boycott a meeting with President Donald…

As the year comes to a close, we're looking back at the stories that defined 2017.In the Texas Legislature, there were fights: over the so-called bathroom…

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday commended Texas lawmakers for taking a "leadership role" in fighting jurisdictions that oppose President…