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Here is the Texas Minute for Thursday, March 21, 2024.

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Dan Patrick: SB4 Needed Now More Than Ever As the battle over Texas’ new border security law continues to wage on in the courts, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told radio host Chris Salcedo yesterday that he “still feel[s] very good” about the law. Sydnie Henry has the story [[link removed]].

Whatever the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decides, Patrick said he expects the case to land back in the Supreme Court.

At issue is Senate Bill 4, which creates a state crime for entering the country illegally and paves the way for state law enforcement to arrest illegal aliens.

Patrick also said there has been misinformation spread about what Texas’ law actually does.

“If you cross illegally, and we see you—local law enforcement—we can arrest you under Senate Bill 4,” explained Patrick [[link removed]]. “We bring you in; we run a background check, take your fingerprints, etc., make sure we know if you’re a potential terrorist or if you’re a criminal.”

You can listen to the full interview [[link removed]] Dan Patrick did with the Salcedo Storm.

RELATED NEWS Fort Worth’s top law enforcement officer insisted that city police “will not change” their mission even if Texas’ new border security measure takes effect. Luca Cacciatore reports [[link removed]] on the controversy generated by the police chief's politicized comments. Illegal Alien Stuffed Inside Suitcase in Human Smuggling Attempt As the crisis at the border wages on, a photo has surfaced showing an illegal alien being transported over the Texas-Mexico border inside a suitcase. Emily Medeiros reports [[link removed]] the man had apparently been stuffed inside a suitcase in an attempt to avoid detection from border patrol. The photo was originally posted on Facebook by Galveston County Constable Jimmy Fullen. He told The Dallas Express that the photo was originally taken by Border Patrol agents in Uvalde County, just east of Kinney County, and shared among law enforcement in the region. Dallas Commission Considers Putting Non-US Citizens on City Boards With more illegal aliens living among U.S. residents, a new filing by a member of the Dallas Charter Review Commission would allow non-U.S. citizens to be appointed and serve on all city boards, commissions, and task forces [[link removed]].

The amendment would change the language in each section of the city charter relating to the eligibility for serving on the boards. It would change the word “citizen” to “residents,” “people,” or “persons.”

Incoming Dallas County Republican Party Chair Allen West told Texas Scorecard that this proposal shows the end-game for the progressive left’s agenda as it relates to illegal immigration.

“Non-citizens do not have any right to hold office in America, certainly not voting, yet the progressive socialist left seeks to elevate illegal immigrants to positions of authority over legal law-abiding American citizens.” – Allen West [[link removed]] Texas Scorecard: Reader-Supported Journalism

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The number of days since Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 into law.

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