Wow, I didn’t know that. It sounds like Texas has some work to do. Isn’t Houston a sanctuary city? It’s also a sanctuary for the former N.O. flood victims that never went home.
Houston’s police chief made department policy. Some local officials have said they won’t check status unless people are arrested for serious crimes. On the other hand, Farmer’s Branch passed an ordinance forbidding rentals to illegal aliens and a Federal judge overturned them. (Alaska, Maine and Oregon are a *sanctuary states*)
However, when you look at the hassles the Feds give local LEO’s who do try to apprehend illegal aliens, it’s easier to understand some of the resistance.
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/03/time-to-stop-the-rush-for-amnesty-immigration-reform (see the section on 287g changes made by Obama.)