Things Are Always Bigger in Texas! Texas Republican Called ICE on SB 4 Protesters, Threatened to Shoot Colleague
Texas’ anti-sanctuary law has provoked controversy. Indeed, a Texas Republican threatened to “put a bullet in one of his colleague’s heads” during a scuffle on the House floor over the state’s new anti-‘sanctuary cities’ law on the final day of the regular legislative session.
Representative Matt Rinaldi, R-Irving, made the comment to Representative Poncho Nevárez during a dispute that began when Rinaldi told two Hispanic lawmakers that he called Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Senate Bill 4 protesters at the Texas Capitol.
Read more on this story in the Texas Observer here. Thanks to Cappy White for the news tip.
KJ
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