he 3rd Court of Appeals this week declined to stop the Texas Department of Public Safety from placing restrictions on driver's licenses issued to immigrants.
A lawsuit filed in January by a Dallas landscaping company and others alleges that the DPS does not have the legal authority to use eligibility requirements for immigrants trying to get driver's licenses. The case also claims that the temporary licenses the DPS issues to immigrants seeking legal status are harmful.
The appeals court ruled against a request for a temporary injunction against the DPS. The case now returns to district court to be tried.
"This is a setback \u2026 but it is not the end of the case," said David Hinojosa, an attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund , which represents the plaintiffs.
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