Texas bill requiring sheriffs to collaborate with ICE given initial approval by state House

The Texas House gave initial approval on Saturday to a Senate Bill 8, which would require sheriffs to collaborate with ICE by serving federal immigration warrants at local jails.

"This bill is not immigration reform," Spiller said Saturday. "This bill is the strongest border security bill — indirectly — that we could have this session."

The measure needs another House vote before it can return to the Senate, where the upper chamber must agree to the changes or both chambers must straighten out their differences before the bill can be sent to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.