Attorney General Paxton announced a settlement win in his lawsuit against the City of San Antonio, the San Antonio City Manager, and the City’s Chief of Police, brought to address their violations of Senate Bill 4 (SB4), Texas’s Anti-Sanctuary City law. The settlement includes a $300,000 payment by the City of San Antonio, changes to the City’s policing practices and policies to comply with SB4’s requirements, and a further agreement to retain the settlement in Travis County District Court so that General Paxton can monitor […]
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AG Paxton: DOJ Will Assist Texas in Defending the Constitutionality of Senate Bill 4
Attorney General Ken Paxton today expressed his appreciation to President Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) after the DOJ formally announced that it will support the attorney general’s defense of a lawsuit to uphold the constitutionality of a ban on sanctuary cities (Senate Bill 4) in Texas. The law was passed by the state Legislature last session and is slated to take effect September 1. “It’s reassuring to know that the Trump administration […]
AG Paxton: Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 4 is Legally Valid
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 4 (CSSB 4), determining the legislation, as drafted, is constitutional and that the legal concerns raised at the hearing on the bill are unfounded. During the 16-hour hearing on CSSB 4, a number of questions and comments were raised about the legality of the bill, including whether detainers are lawful and whether counties could be liable to […]