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League City approves Operation Lone Star equipment grant; staff says participation limited to investigative uses
Summary
Council accepted a state-provided grant to enhance investigative technology under Operation Lone Star. Police staff told the council the grant is 100% state-funded and will support digital forensics and organized-crime investigations, not proactive immigration-status checks; vote recorded as passed.
The League City Council voted on Jan. 27 to accept state grant funds tied to Operation Lone Star to enhance the department's investigative technology, a measure that drew public concern about local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
During the consent-agenda discussion, a resident raised alarm about the city's cooperation with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency and cited recent national incidents involving ICE. The resident said the consent agenda included a procurement of up to…
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