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Daily Dispatch 4/23/26: Houston Caves To Abbott On ICE Ordinance, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Amendments to Houston's ICE ordinance put forth by Mayor John Whitmire were voted in yesterday by the Houston City Council - an effective caving to pressure from Governor Greg Abbott: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2026/04/22/549776/ice-houston-police-policy-revised-city-council-whitmire-abbott/...The ordinance was designed to ensure that Houston police follow the Fourth Amendment - and its rescinding encourages those officers to violate it…
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