Experts: ICE memos to Texas police aim to evade state transparency laws

AUSTIN — A Big Sandy Police Department officer pulled over a man driving past one of the town’s only restaurants this spring, then detained him to investigate his immigration status, according to the man’s lawyer. The lawyer’s account is the only version of events available to the public, despite longstanding Texas law that says basic information about an offense report or arrest must be provided to anyone who asks. Big Sandy police, among the 301 law enforcement agencies in Texas that wo...