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.
Lewisville, TX
Lewisville treats persistent barking as a noise disturbance under Ch. 18. A dog barking continuously for 15 minutes or intermittently for 30 minutes triggers...
Lewisville, TX
Lewisville sits about 10 miles south of DFW International Airport with regular overflight noise. Federal law preempts local regulation of flight paths and al...
Lewisville, TX
Lewisville limits construction noise to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday under Ch. 18. Sunday and holiday work requires a special permit from Buildin...
Lewisville, TX
Lewisville prohibits amplified music plainly audible at a neighboring property during quiet hours of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. under Ch. 18. City events require soun...
Lewisville, TX
Lewisville uses a plainly-audible standard rather than fixed decibel limits under Ch. 18. No dBA thresholds are codified; officers may use sound meters as ev...
Lewisville, TX
Lewisville regulates outdoor music under Ch. 18. Live and recorded music must not be plainly audible at neighboring property during quiet hours of 10 p.m. to...
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