Senate Bill 4

Marilia Frutuoso, center, joins other protesters outside the Federal Courthouse to protest a new Texas “sanctuary cities” bill that aligns with the president’s tougher stance on illegal immigration, June 26, 2017, in San Antonio. (AP/Eric Gay)
Representatives from Texas’ business, local government and higher education sectors argued Tuesday that the state’s new immigration-enforcement law, which is slated to take effect Sept. 1, could do billions of dollars in damage to the Texas economy.

The floor of the state Capitol is packed with protesters opposed to Senate Bill 4, the “sanctuary cities” bill, on May 29, 2017. (Photo:Erika Rich/The Texas Tribune)
The largest city in Texas will join San Antonio, Dallas, Austin and other local governments in a lawsuit against the state’s new immigration enforcement law.

Texas Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, at podium, is surrounded by fellow lawmakers as he speaks against an anti-“sanctuary cities” bill that has already cleared the Texas Senate and seeks to jail sheriffs and other officials who refuse to help enforce federal immigration law, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP/Eric Gay)

(ANTIMEDIA) The ACLU issued a “travel alert” in the state of Texas Wednesday, warning “anyone planning to travel to Texas in the near future to anticipate the possible violation of their constitutional rights when stopped by law enforcement.”

The Rev. Annie Steinberg-Behrman, right, holds a sign while at City Hall in San Francisco while reaffirming the city’s commitment to being a sanctuary city in response to Donald Trump’s support of deportations and other measures against immigrants Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)