Greg Abbott, who made such a ban a priority, they vowed to fight it at every step, promising hours of emotionally charged debate on Wednesday before the Texas House votes. Under the bill, the state could withhold funding from local governments for acting as sanctuary cities, even as the Trump administration's efforts to do so nationally have hit roadblocks. But Texas would be the first in which police chiefs and sheriffs could be jailed for not helping enforce immigration law. The Texas House bill originally would have allowed local law enforcement officers to inquire about federal immigration status if someone is arrested. Texas doesn't currently have any sanctuary cities, but that hasn't stopped Abbott and Republican legislative leaders from pushing aggressively for a ban.

Source: ABC News April 26, 2017 21:31 UTC