
Members of the Texas Civil Rights Project meet Tuesday in the Music, Science & Learning Center to discuss Texas Senate Bill 4 which aims to establish state crimes and penalties for migrants who illegally enter the state. In a 2-1 decision Tuesday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals denied Texas’ request to stay an injunction that temporarily blocked the Texas law. Eduardo Cortez/THE RIDER PHOTOS

Aron Thorn, a Texas civil rights attorney, explains the purpose of Senate Bill 4. Eduardo Cortez/THE RIDER PHOTOS

Denisse Molina, humanitarian outreach coordinator, speaks during the Texas Civil Rights Project meeting held Tuesday at Music, Science & Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. Eduardo Cortez/THE RIDER PHOTOS