Tempers flare over Texas HB 4 allowing police to arrest undocumented immigrants, send them to Mexico

Tempers flared at the Texas Capitol Wednesday in a fight over controversial immigration bills. Rep. Armando Walle, a Democrat from Houston, had a profanity-laced exchange with some Republicans during the special session and it was caught on camera. The exchange was over House Bill 4, which passed in an unofficial vote of 84 to 60 around 4 a.m. Thursday. The bill makes it a state crime to enter Texas illegally and empowers local police to arrest people and send them back to Mexico. Read more: