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S.B. No. 4
1 under the direction or control of the entity or department may not
2 consider race, color, religion, language, or national origin while
3 enforcing immigration laws except to the extent permitted by the
4 United States Constitution or Texas Constitution.
5 Sec. 752.055. COMPLAINT; EQUITABLE RELIEF. (a) Any
6 citizen residing in the jurisdiction of a local entity or any
7 citizen enrolled at or employed by an institution of higher
8 education may file a complaint with the attorney general if the
9 person asserts facts supporting an allegation that the entity or
10 the institution's campus police department has violated Section
11 752.053. The citizen must include a sworn statement with the
12 complaint stating that to the best of the citizen's knowledge, all
13 of the facts asserted in the complaint are true and correct.
14 (b) If the attorney general determines that a complaint
15 filed under Subsection (a) against a local entity or campus police
16 department is valid, the attorney general may file a petition for a
17 writ of mandamus or apply for other appropriate equitable relief in
18 a district court in Travis County or in a county in which the
19 principal office of the entity or department is located to compel
20 the entity or department that is suspected of violating Section
21 752.053 to comply with that section.
22 (c) An appeal of a suit brought under Subsection (b) is
23 governed by the procedures for accelerated appeals in civil cases
24 under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The appellate court
25 shall render its final order or judgment with the least possible
26 delay.
27 Sec. 752.056. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A local entity or campus6
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 4, Chapter 4, legislative document, May 7, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050030/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.