Dozens protest outside offices of Matt Rinaldi two days after he threatens to shoot fellow lawmaker
FARMERS BRANCH -- Nearly 50 people protested outside state Rep. Matt Rinaldi's district office Wednesday, two days after he told Democrats on the Texas House floor that he had called immigration and customs officials on Hispanic activists in the gallery -- then later threatened to shoot a fellow lawmaker.
The protesters wore bright red and orange shirts as they voiced their opposition to Senate Bill 4, the so-called "sanctuary cities" bill. Some of the protesters also brought bags of ice with them as they stood in the parking lot outside Rinaldi's Ford Road office.
A scuffle ensued Monday after Rinaldi told Texas Democrats that he had called the U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, or ICE, on Hispanic activists protesting SB 4 in the Texas House. Rinaldi said that Rep. Poncho Nevarez, D-Eagle Pass, threatened him, and witnesses said that Rinaldi told Nevarez that he would "put a bullet in your head."
Rinaldi later said he told Nevarez he would shoot him in self-defense.
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