Saying “elections matter,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire has limited the number of cases in which the city police will contact immigration officials about people in custody.

The mayor of Houston on Friday said the city would limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, heralding “a new model” of immigration enforcement after Democrats swept statewide offices in...

"For example, if our police officers pull someone over for a minor traffic infraction and they write a citation, that person receives a citation and goes about their day. HPD will no longer contact IC...