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public safety agreement
Coverage of public safety agreement in the Nexus archive.
- WATCH: Houston faces $110M hit as Texas gov lays down law on 'sanctuary' policies
Houston faces a $110 million financial penalty from Texas Governor Greg Abbott for repealing a policy limiting cooperation with ICE. Abbott claims the city is breaching a public safety agreement and threatens to withhold sales tax revenue until the funds are repaid. The dispute centers on Houston's shift from a 'sanctuary' policy to one requiring police to wait 30 minutes for ICE.