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ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD Rep. David Spiller (R-Jacksboro) speaks to Lampasas County residents last year. Spiller was one of the sponsors of Senate Bill 4 that is currently blocked by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Efforts from the state of Texas to secure the southern border with Mexico via Senate Bill 4 legislation have been placed on hold by the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.The Fifth Circuit blocked SB 4 from becoming law in the late hours on March 19, the same day that saw the Supreme Court allow Texas to begin enforcing the law.Originally, SB 4 was to become effective on March 5. The law seeks…