Lab Report: Texas Opens a New Battlefront on Sanctuary Cities

Texas slaps sanctuaries: The Texas House, after 15-plus hours of heated debate, approved a strict ban on sanctuary cities that could allow the state to block funding from local governments in defiance. Texas would also be the first state where police officials could face criminal charges for not enforcing immigration law. (AP)

Sorry, tenants: A yearlong investigation by The Baltimore Sun finds that the city’s housing court—the first in the nation when it started 70 years ago—has routinely worked against tenants, while failing to hold landlords accountable for ensuring minimum habitability.