Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect, a federal appeals court let an earlier injunction stand. SB 4 lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.
By Uriel J. García and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune
The judge questioned Paxton’s true motives to investigate the shelter, saying there is “a real and credible concern” the state has a predetermined goal of shutting down Annunciation House.
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An investigation found that Texas officials initially provided information on the trips to advocacy groups but quietly ended those communications last fall.
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