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Rick Perry included a sanctuary city ban on his list of legislative emergency items. Opponents said a ban would lead to racial profiling and erode public trust in law enforcement. Proponents said it would help ferret out criminal immigrants and other people who aren’t legally allowed to live here. </p><p>While a sanctuary cities bill made it out of committee in the conservative Senate this year, the full chamber couldn't scrounge the votes to bring it to the floor. The upper chamber’s 11 Democrats have stood united in their opposition to sanctuary cities bills, and at least two Republicans were firmly against it.</p><p> </p> <p class="update-time">Updated: June 1, 2015</p> <section class="related-legislation"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Relevant legislation</h5> </header> <ul class="sans"> <li><a href="/web/20150702035143/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB592/">HB 592</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150702035143/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB160/">SB 160</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150702035143/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB185/">SB 185</a></li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="related-content"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Story timeline</h5> </header> <ul class="story-timeline"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/despite-early-momentum-immigration-bills-fall-flat/">Despite Early Momentum, Immigration Bills Fall Flat</a> <p class="pub-date">June 1, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/sanctuary-cities-bill-heads-senate/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Heads to Full Senate</a> <p class="pub-date">April 8, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/">Senate Panel Advances Sanctuary Cities Bill</a> <p class="pub-date">April 6, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Back in Play in Senate</a> <p class="pub-date">March 17, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Hits Bump in Texas Senate</a> <p class="pub-date">March 9, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/27/democrats-hopeful-limited-immigration-measures/">Democrats Set to Play Defense on Immigration</a> <p class="pub-date">Jan. 27, 2015</p> </li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="share-box"> <p class="sub-text">Share this issue: <a 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issues like how to staff and spend on the border, and in what capacity to keep the Texas National Guard in the Rio Grande Valley.</p><p>The bill, House Bill 11 by state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dennis-bonnen/">Dennis Bonnen</a>, R-Angleton, costs about $310 million for the 2016-17 biennium — part of a sweeping, $800 million border security budget lawmakers signed off on in the final days of the session. </p><p>The Texas National Guard was deployed last year to assist the Department of Public Safety (DPS) in its Operation Strong Safety, a surge of troopers dispatched in response to the tens of thousands of undocumented Central American immigrants entering Texas across its southern border. The final version of the bill maintains the so-called border surge of law enforcement officials in the Rio Grande Valley and requires that the Texas National Guard remain there until DPS hires and trains hundreds of troopers who will stay in the area permanently.  </p> <p class="update-time">Updated: May 27, 2015</p> <section class="related-legislation"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Relevant legislation</h5> </header> <ul class="sans"> <li><a href="/web/20150702035143/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB11/">HB 11</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150702035143/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB3/">SB 3</a></li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="related-content"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Story timeline</h5> </header> <ul class="story-timeline"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/border-security-bill-passes-senate-final-approval-/">Border Security Bill Passes Senate</a> <p class="pub-date">May 26, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/19/lawmakers-one-step-closer-border-security/">Lawmakers One Step Closer on Border Security</a> <p class="pub-date">May 19, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/chambers-move-closer-passing-border-security-bill/">Texas House, Senate Make Progress on Border Security Legislation</a> <p class="pub-date">May 14, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/">Bonnen: Patrick "Playing Games" With Border Security</a> <p class="pub-date">April 21, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/">Senate Sends Border Security Measure to House</a> <p class="pub-date">April 20, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/house-passes-bill-beefs-resources-border-prosecuto/">House Passes Border Prosecution Unit Bill</a> <p class="pub-date">April 9, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/">Efforts to Divert Border Security Funding Mostly Fall Flat</a> <p class="pub-date">April 1, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/">Lawmaker Questions What DPS is Achieving on Border</a> <p class="pub-date">March 30, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/border-prosecutors-seek-make-agency-official-polic/">Border DAs Back Amped-Up Prosecution Unit</a> <p class="pub-date">March 24, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/">House Gives Tentative OK to Broad Border Security Bill</a> <p class="pub-date">March 18, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/">Far-Reaching Border Security Bill Clears First Hurdle</a> <p class="pub-date">March 11, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/">Lawmaker Wants to Know Immigration Impact</a> <p class="pub-date">March 6, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/budget-writers-give-tentative-approval-more-dps-tr/">Funding for More DPS Border Officers Gets Tentative OK</a> <p class="pub-date">March 5, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/texas-gop-introduces-omnibus-border-security-bill/">More Troopers, Less Surging Under GOP Border Bill</a> <p 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Rick Perry didn’t like E-Verify, the federal electronic employment verification system, and said it wasn’t a good option for Texas. Last year, shortly after  President Obama’s executive order to halt deportations for as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants, Perry changed his mind, ordering all state agencies to begin using the system to crack down on hiring of unauthorized workers.</p><p>Before Perry’s order, some Republicans had already filed legislation mandating use of E-verify. During the 2015 legislative session, they codified it, passing a measure requiring state agencies and public universities to use it.</p><p>The measure as passed also clears up some confusion that followed<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/"> Perry</a>'s executive order. It specifies that, in accordance with federal guidelines, the system cannot be used to verify the status of current employees, which Perry’s mandate initially required. It also charges the Texas Workforce Commission with enforcing the measure. Perry's order did not direct an agency to make sure the order is being followed.  </p><p> </p> <p class="update-time">Updated: April 7, 2015</p> <section class="related-legislation"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Relevant legislation</h5> </header> <ul class="sans"> <li><a href="/web/20150702035143/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB88/">HB 88</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150702035143/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB143/">HB 143</a></li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="related-content"> <header> <h5 class="sub-section-header">Story timeline</h5> </header> <ul class="story-timeline"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/business-owners-lawmakers-set-sights-child-support/">Ducking Child Support by Becoming a "Contractor"</a> <p class="pub-date">April 2, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/groups-try-again-misclassification-bills/">Texas Urged to Crack Down on Employers That Misclassify Workers</a> <p class="pub-date">March 17, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/state-agencies-mum-who-enforces-perrys-order/">No Agency Tasked With Enforcing Perry's E-Verify Order</a> <p class="pub-date">Feb. 25, 2015</p> </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/31/some-lawmakers-say-e-verify-order-doesnt-do-enough/">Lawmakers Want to Expand Worker Screening</a> <p class="pub-date">Jan. 31, 2015</p> </li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="share-box"> <p class="sub-text">Share this issue: <a href="/web/20150702035143/http://txlege.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#201f5355424a4543541d744845051210744558415305121074524942554e450512104f4e051210544845051210181454480512106c4547451a0512106d414e444154Xing%20the%20use%20of%20E-verify&body=I%20read%20about%20an%20issue%20that%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20at%20The%20Texas%20Tribune:%20Mandating%20the%20use%20of%20E-verify%20%0D%0Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org/topics/immigration-and-border-security/mandating-the-use-of-e-verify/"> <i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Issues%20of%20the%2084th%20%23txlege%3A%20Mandating%20the%20use%20of%20E-verify%20http%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org/topics/immigration-and-border-security/mandating-the-use-of-e-verify/&via=texastribune" title="share on Twitter" class="social-share" target="_blank"> <i class="fa fa-twitter"></i> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=154122474650943&display=popup&href=http%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org/topics/immigration-and-border-security/mandating-the-use-of-e-verify/&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Ftxlege.texastribune.org" title="share on Facebook" class="social-share" target="_blank"> <i class="fa fa-facebook"></i> </a> </p> </section> <section class="newsletter-signup"> <header> <h4 class="sub-section-header">Sign up for our weekly digest of race and immigration coverage.</h4> </header> <div id="mc_embed_signup"> <form action="//web.archive.org/web/20150702035143/http://texastribune.us3.list-manage2.com/subscribe/post?u=3d0ce87edeeb6df90043897db&id=94d94d6065" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate" target="_blank" novalidate> <div id="mc_embed_signup_scroll"> <div class="mc-field-group"> <label class="hidden" for="mce-EMAIL"></label> <input class="required input_neue" type="email" name="EMAIL" value="" placeholder="username@email.com"/> <input class="button" type="submit" name="subscribe" value="Subscribe"/> </div> <div id="mce-responses" class="clear"> <div class="response" id="mce-error-response" style="display:none"></div> <div class="response" id="mce-success-response" style="display:none"></div> </div> <div style="position: absolute; left: -5000px;"> <input type="text" name="b_3d0ce87edeeb6df90043897db_7476115edd" tabindex="-1" value=""></div> </div> </form> </div> </section> <div class="ad-container banner-ad bottom" id="div-gpt-ad-1406570316312-2"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1406570316312-2'); }); </script> </div> <article class="issue-box"> <header> <h3 class="sub-section-header">Questions, suggestions or concerns? 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