I think Austin forgot the prime directive. Don't mess with Texas.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton already has filed suit against local jurisdictions that had been accused of not cooperating with federal immigration agents, in a preemptive bid to uphold a newly signed anti-sanctuary city law and head off numerous legal challenges.
Paxton filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, as Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday signed the crackdown which bars sanctuary policies and gives local law enforcement officers the right to ask the immigration status of anyone they stop. Under the law, local officers who won’t cooperate with federal immigration agents could face jail time and fines up to $25,000 per day.
Kind of sad the fines for signs law didn't get the same kind of enthusiasm, though, and if I were a target of this suit I'd be tempted to use that law as an example of how the intent of the legislature can be cherry picked by the executive branch. If Paxton can pick and choose which law gets attention, why couldn't I?
I ask rhetorically, of course.