April 26, 2017      11:53 AM

Texas House opens marathon debate on sanctuary cities

Chairman Geren confirms he will leave all amendments to the will of the body; Democrats say “This is a dark day for the Texas House of Representatives.”

Wednesday morning, the Texas House began its debate on Senate Bill 4, Gov. Greg Abbott’s “sanctuary city” emergency item. It’s a debate that’s expected to last late into the night, possibly into the early morning hours.  

On Monday, the House failed to adopt a calendar rule for SB 4 when they didn’t get the required 2/3rd vote.  

House Sponsor Charlie Geren said early in the day that he’s not going to accept or table any amendments, instead leaving each of them to the will of the House.

By Eleanor Dearman

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