Texas Government Code Chapter 752, enacted by Senate Bill 4 in 2017, prohibits any local entity, campus police department, or jail from adopting sanctuary policies. Local officials must honor federal immigration detainer requests and may not bar officers from inquiring about immigration status.
Government Code Chapter 752 forbids local entities and campus police departments from limiting enforcement of immigration laws, prohibiting officers from asking about immigration status, or refusing to honor U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests. Sheriffs, chiefs, and constables who knowingly fail to comply face removal from office under Local Government Code Chapter 87. The Attorney General may seek civil penalties of $1,000 to $1,500 for a first violation and up to $25,500 per day for subsequent violations. The U.S. Fifth Circuit largely upheld SB 4 in City of El Cenizo v. Texas (2018). Local jurisdictions cannot opt out.
First-violation civil penalties run $1,000 to $1,500; subsequent violations up to $25,500 per day. Officials who knowingly violate also face removal from office and Class A misdemeanor charges under Penal Code 39.07.
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Haltom City, TX
Haltom City allows outdoor live music subject to Chapter 54. Amplified outdoor music must stop by 10 p.m. and must not be plainly audible 50 feet beyond the ...
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Haltom City does not publish a detailed decibel schedule. Enforcement uses the plainly audible standard plus TX Penal Code 42.01, which treats noise over 85 ...
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Haltom City has no dedicated leaf blower ordinance. Gas and electric blowers are allowed without time-of-day restrictions beyond the general Chapter 54 noise...
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Haltom City requires a driveway permit from Public Works for new or expanded driveway approaches. Residential driveways must be concrete or asphalt, meet wid...
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Haltom City enforces Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683 on abandoned vehicles. Vehicles left on streets over 48 hours or visibly inoperable on private pro...
Haltom City, TX
Haltom City prohibits parking of commercial vehicles over one-ton capacity and most trailers in residential zones. Service pickups under the limit may park a...
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