Heated Immigration Debate Led To Texas Lawmakers’ Scuffle

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Hispanic Texas lawmaker who a Republican colleague threatened to shoot “in self-defense” after the Democrat pushed him said Tuesday that the altercation was a boiling point in a session where minority members were powerless to stop conservative legislation they say is discriminatory.
Tensions erupted on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives on Monday when Republican state Rep. Matt Rinaldi told Democrats he called U.S. Immigration and Customs En