Does Farmers Branch Have Their Spending Priorities Straight?

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The Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch has been in the news for a couple of years now because of its efforts to run undocumented immigrants out of the city. The city leaders have attempted to do this by passing ordinances making it illegal to rent apartments or houses to such immigrants.

Unfortunately for the city, these ordinances keep getting shot down in court as unconstitutional, and the city has been forced to pay the legal fees of the plaintiffs who sue the city over the ordinances. After the latest adverse ruling, the Farmers Branch City Council voted this month to appeal the federal court judgment.

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Published In: Zoning, Planning & Land Use Updates, Immigration Law Updates, Residential Real Estate Updates, Constitutional Law Updates, Civil Remedies Updates

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