Texas Legislature tries again with bills criminalizing illegal border crossings

Texas lawmakers have already gotten to work on the fourth special session of the year where Republicans will once again attempt to pass a sweeping immigration law that would allow state and local law enforcement to more easily arrest and prosecute people who cross the border from Mexico.

Republican lawmakers who control both chambers have largely been in agreement about their desire to pass the border security legislation–but in the most recent special session that ended Tuesday, their efforts unraveled amid political bickering.

On Tuesday, the warring chambers signaled they’d come to an agreement.