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Article snippet: Houston, Texas Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) praised a federal judge's decision to temporarily block the implementation of the state's law banning sanctuary cities. "Happy to learn a federal judge blocked the Texas law aimed at making local police immigration enforcers. Need them for fighting local crime," Turner tweeted on Wednesday. A federal judge issued a ruling temporarily Wednesday night blocking the law, which was set to go into effect on September 1. The bill would have made it a Class A Misdemeanor for a local law enforcement official to refuse to cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The bill was a major legislative goal for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and the state's Republicans. It was signed into law in May despite vocal opposition from some of Texas' largest cities, including Houston, Austin and San Antonio. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more