As Travis County becomes posterboy for 'Sanctuary Cities' conservatives lead resistance

When Travis County -- not just the city of Austin -- makes Fox News it's usually for one of two things: local Republicans are gaining ground, or the liberal establishment is doing something really bad. Unfortunately, this time, the latter is true, as Fox News' Bill O'Reilly reported yesterday evening about Travis County becoming a "sanctuary county:"

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That Democratic Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez is turning the entire county into a "sanctuary city" of a county is no secret, despite former assurances that she would not. Republican candidate Joe Martinez and his team warned us about "Sanctuary Sally." The warnings have become nothing short of prophesy as federal agencies have (arguably) stepped up operations in Austin to make up for the lack of enforcement of our immigration laws at the county level.


Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) attempts to defend Hernandez' position in the above clip. Meanwhile, the Travis County Commissioners Court just this morning voted 4-1 (with Republican Commissioner Gerald Daugherty in opposition) on a motion to support a Supreme Court amicus brief filed by a San Francisco judge against President Donald Trump's plan to withdraw funding from sanctuary cities that decline to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Conservatives, like Daugherty, have not given up the fight. Just two weeks ago, the Travis County GOP put forth a resolution to end city-based subsidies for persons in the city illegally authored by former Councilman Don Zimmerman. Newly elected state Senator Dawn Buckingham led the very first anti-sanctuary-city press conference at the Texas Capitol. Local Republicans are finding themselves on the leading front of an issue that transcends party lines, which analysts agree contributed to an unexpected Trump win and which may play a pivotal role in the 2018 elections in Travis County.

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UPDATES: 
Sen. Buckingham's press conference added 3/30/17.