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Suspect allegedly steals card By César G. Rodriguez THE ZAPATA TIME S
New study claims the state is also at risk of losing 248,000 jobs By Joshua Fechter SA N A NT ONI O E XPRE SS-NEWS
A new Texas law banning so-called sanctuary cities that’s been deemed discriminatory by civil rights groups and business leaders will cost the state $13.8 billion and 248,000 jobs, according to a new study released Tuesday. The law “essentially allows rogue police officers with badges to harass and intimidate people of color,” Adriana Cadena — director of Texas Together, a Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance campaign — said at a news conference Tuesday releasing the report by Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance. “In doing so, it will drive away individuals from
our state. In driving away those individuals, we’re going to feel the consequences in the jobs that will be lost, in the lack of investment we will see.” Senate Bill 4, which takes effect Sept. 1, allows local police officers to ask detainees about their immigration status and penalizes law enforcement and public officials who don’t comply with federal immigration law. The new law could cost an additional $335 million in lost state and local tax revenue each year if 10 percent of the state’s estimated population of undocumented immigrants moved elsewhere, the organization concluded after analyzing data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Cost continues on A11
Bob Owen / San Antonio Express-News
A so-called sanctuary cities bill signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott could kill up to 248,000 jobs and shrink the state’s economy by up to $13.8 billion when the law takes effect, according to an analysis by the group Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance.
A man has been arrested for allegedly purchasing items for a cookout with an EBT card he stole from person with special needs, according to the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office. Juan Carlos Garcia, 38, was Garcia arrested July 26 and charged with credit card abuse, a third-degree felony that carries a punishment of up to 10 years in prison and a possible $10,000 fine. On July 28, Garcia was released on bond. “Juan Carlos Garcia is being accused of taking a disabled person’s (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card and using it to Card continues on A11
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RELIGIOUS LEADERS FIGHT BATHROOM BILL Rabbi: Bill is a ‘manifestation of senseless hatred’ By Peggy Fikac SA N A NT ONI O E XPRE SS-NEWS
AUSTIN — Religious leaders kept up their passionate fight against the bathroom bill at the Capitol Tuesday, while a big-city mayor who met with Gov. Greg Abbott said he didn’t push the issue because he believes the governor’s mind is made up on it. “We did not talk about the bathroom bill in particular. He knows how I feel about that. I know how he feels about it. We’ve met before on this issue. So we tried to say, how do we use our time fruitfully, and our partnership to do what’s right by the citizens,” said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings after he and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price met with Abbott. Abbott put the bathroom bill, which would restrict which public restrooms transgender people can use, on the agenda of the special session. Rawlings has long said the issue has been raised by companies when he has tried to lure them to Dallas. Businesses are speaking out ever-more forcefully against the measure. Abbott has been meeting with a number of mayors after 18 of them sent him a letter asking to talk about meaFight continues on A11
Tom Reel / San Antonio Express-News
Leaders from a broad coalition of religious groups demonstrate on the steps of the Capitol against the "bathroom bill" on Tuesday.