Two Blatant Lies from Governor Greg Abbott’s ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Op-Ed
The governor published a counterfactual editorial Friday about the anti-“sanctuary cities” bill.
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Gus Bova is the interim editor-in-chief of the Texas Observer. In 2016, he joined the Observer as an intern, later becoming a staff writer and an assistant editor. He's covered immigration, homelessness, labor, politics, and other major Texas stories. Before coming to the Observer, he worked at a shelter for recently arrived immigrants and asylum-seekers. He studied Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas.
The governor published a counterfactual editorial Friday about the anti-“sanctuary cities” bill.
“I personally believe that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who harm our children,” said Representative Helen Giddings.
“I don’t know why he is telling people something so blatantly untrue,” Austin City Council member Greg Casar said.
Hundreds marched against the anti-'sanctuary cities' bill that many say could tear immigrant families apart.
Nine in 10 Texas farmworkers lack access to licensed housing, and many live without running water, electricity or ventilation.
A GOP-backed bill, which Democrats said would be challenged in court as voter suppression, will be considered by a Senate committee Thursday.
SB 1018 would effectively lower state standards in order to license the facilities. The legislation was written by a for-profit private prison corporation.
Protesters were charged with a Class B misdemeanor and released to a crowd of cheering supporters.
Senate Bill 1018 would allow prison firms to skip all the burdensome regulations that other child care facilities must deal with.
Nine in 10 Texas farmworkers lack access to licensed housing, and many live without running water, electricity or ventilation.