The GOP culture warrior alleges the county used taxpayer money to fund its 'radical, criminal-loving agenda.'
Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Bexar County on Wednesday in a bid to shut down its program that funds immigrant legal aid. Late last year, a judge rejected a similar legal case that Paxton — a Republican culture warrior now running for U.
S. Senate — filed against Harris County. Although Bexar County launched its Immigration Legal Services Fund in 2024, Paxton’s suit specifically challenges a December voter by county commissioners to approve an additional $566,000 in funding for the program. “Leftists in Bexar County have no authority to use taxpayer dollars to fund their radical, criminal-loving agenda,” Paxton said in an emailed statement. “State funds cannot underwrite deportation-defense services for individuals unlawfully present in the country. This use of hardworking Texans’ dollars is a flagrant violation of state law and the Texas Constitution.” The funding Bexar County Commissioners Court approved in December goes to American Gateways, a nonprofit providing free or low-cost immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, especially refugees, families, children and human-trafficking victims. When the court voted 4-1 to approve the funding, Democratic Precinct 1 County Commissioner Rebeca Clay Flores told American Gateways she supported its struggle for human rights, “ am so glad that we have organizations like you all to continue to do that,” the commissioner said. “And that we don’t micromanage and allow you to make decisions, knowing that it’s not supporting violent criminals, but indeed children and families.” When Paxton sued Harris County last year, he called its legal-aid program unconstitutional, not to mention “evil and wicked.”“The court saw this lawsuit for exactly what it was: a cheap political stunt designed to score headlines,” Menefee said. “Harris County will not be intimidated or pushed around by state officials who are more interested in pandering than governing.”The federal agency will turn the building into a 1,500-bed “processing center” as the Trump administration continues to ramp up deportation raids.Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez asked members of the public to call Oakmont Industrial Group to demand the company not sell its East Side warehouse to ICE.Nearly 100 demonstrators caravanned to the site southwest of San Antonio to call for the release of all children being held at immigration detention facilities.Since 1986, the SA Current has served as the free, independent voice of San Antonio, and we want to keep it that way. Becoming an SA Current Supporter for as little as $5 a month allows us to continue offering readers access to our coverage of local news, food, nightlife, events, and culture with no paywalls.Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...Ultra-modern mansion for sale in San Antonio comes with sport court, private gym and surround sound throughout
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