TEXAS; Ken Paxton, in His Official Capacity as Texas Attorney General, Plaintiffs-Appellants
v.
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS; Sally Hernandez, in Her Official Capacity as Sheriff of Travis County, Texas; City of Austin, Texas; Ora Houston, in Her Official Capacity as City Council Member of the City of Austin, Texas; Delia Garza, in Her Official Capacity as City Council Member of the City of Austin, Texas; Sabino Renteria, in His Official Capacity as City Council Member of the City of Austin, Texas; Gregorio Casar, in His Official Capacity as City Council Member of the City of Austin, Texas; Ann Kitchen, in Her Official Capacity as City Council Member of the City of Austin, Texas; Jimmy Flannigan, in His Official Capacity as City Council Member of the City of Austin, Texas; Leslie Pool, in Her Official Capacity as City Council Member of the City of Austin, Texas; Ellen Troxclair, in Her Official Capacity as City Council Member of the City of Austin, Texas; Kathie Tovo, in Her Official Capacity as City Council Member of the City of Austin, Texas; Alison Alter, in Her Official Capacity as City Council Member of the City of Austin, Texas; Steve Adler, in His Official Capacity as Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas; Elaine Hart, in Her Official Capacity as Interim City Manager of the City of Austin, Texas; El Paso County, Texas; Richard Wiles, in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of El Paso County, Texas; City of El Cenizo, Texas; Raul L. Reyes, in His Official Capacity as Mayor of El Cenizo, Texas; Maverick County, Texas; Tom Schmerber, in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of Maverick County, Texas; Mario A. Hernandez, in His Official Capacity as Constable Precinct 3-1 of Maverick County, Texas; Texas Organizing Project Education Fund; League of United Latin American Citizens, Defendants-Appellees.
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FILED December 12, 2018.
FILED December 12, 2018.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John Clay Sullivan , Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General, David J. Hacker , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Environmental Protection Division, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
On May 7, 2017, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 4 ("SB 4"). SB 4 curbs "sanctuary city" policies by requiring Texas law enforcement agencies to "comply with, honor, and fulfill" federal immigration detainer requests, Tex. Crim. Proc. Code Ann. § 2.251(a), and barring local entities...
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