LA 90: Texas' SB4 passes Texas passed a bill to ban sanctuary cities. (May 5, 2017) (Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR ) Texas passed a bill to ban sanctuary cities. (May 5, 2017) (Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR ) Jenny Jarvie Law enforcement officials across Texas on Monday moved to revise policies after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a "sanctuary cities" ban that allows police to ask about immigration status during routine stops and threatens authorities with jail if they do not cooperate with federal agents. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said Monday his department would remove a policy that prohibits his nearly 2,400 officers from asking about a person's immigration status. But he warned that the new law, effective in September, could endanger public safety by discouraging immigrants from reporting crimes and interacting with law enforcement officers. "We don't want people to fly under the radar,
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