Another Suit Against Local Law Ordinance

Business owners have filed suit against Farmers Branch saying they have been hurt by the Dallas suburb’s push to stop apartments from renting to illegal immigrants and make English the city’s official language.

It was the fourth suit filed against the city since the anti-illegal immigration measures passed in November.

Thirty-one named merchants contend the rental ban and English resolution have hurt their businesses by driving away Hispanic customers.

Their complaint, filed Thursday, calls the plaintiffs’ businesses “the very life blood of Farmers Branch” and contends that the ordinance “has cut off the oxygen supply to that life blood: Latino and immigrant clientele.” here.

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