AP Writer Jim Vertuno Claims ‘Texas Doesn’t Currently Have Any Sanctuary Cities’ Which Is A Bald-Faced Lie

by Dave Levine

I’ve seen lies in my time but the one told by AP writer Jim Vertuno is not only a bald-faced lie but one that seeks to conceal the truth from readers.

Here’s his statement:

“Texas doesn’t currently have any Sanctuary Cities…”

There is one site that is known nationally as “THE site for a list of Sanctuary Cities”, a site that is updated often. That site is owned by Steve Salvi and you can see THE LONG LIST of Sanctuary Cities in Texas there at

http://ojjpac.org/sanctuary.asp

Here’s the list of Sanctuary Cities from Texas (13 cities and 2 counties):

• Austin, TX         (Congressional Research Service)
• Baytown, TX      (6-13-07 Local reader observation;  12-9-15 Note: The City of Baytown disputes it’s listing as a sanctuary. Status is currently under review)
• Brownsville, TX
• Channelview, TX      (6-13-07 Local reader observation)
• Denton, TX
• Dallas, TX
• Dallas Co., TX     (Added 8-2-16, Source: 10-8-14 DHS DDO Report; Dallas County passes resolution welcoming unauthorized immigrants, Dallas News, 2-7-17)
• El Cenizo, TX          (6-13-07 Congressional Research Service)
• Ft. Worth, TX
• Houston, TX            (Congressional Research Service)
• Katy, TX                 (Congressional Research Service)
• Laredo, TX         (Entry added in 2007. Source added 7-25-15   Breitbart.com article by Brandon Darby, 7-6-15, regarding Laredo PD critical of officers calling Border Patrol)
• Mcallen, TX
• Port Arthur, TX       (6-13-07 Reader/resident observation)
• Travis Co., TX        (Added 10-13-15, Source: 10-8-14 DHS DDO Report; and Houston Chronicle article by Mike Ward, 1-23-17)

Even if you take away Baytown, that’s still 12 Sanctuary Cities and 2 counties.

I call a spade, a spade. Vertuno should be fired for misleading his readers.