Texas asks court to allow its ban on ‘sanctuary cities’

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys for Texas are asking a federal appeals court in New Orleans to let the state’s law banning “sanctuary cities” take effect.
U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia blocked much of the law Aug. 31 — the day before it was to take effect.
On Friday, three judges of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be asked to let the law take effect ahead of a November appeal hearing.
Under the law, Texas police chiefs could face removal from office and