Tempers ran hot during the special legislative session on Wednesday, Oct. 25, after a controversial illegal immigration bill passed through the House.
Texas House Bill 4 or HB 4 makes it a state crime to enter Texas illegally and allows local and state police to arrest those who do.
The bill allows state law enforcement to return illegal immigrants to a port of entry and deport those who enter the state unlawfully.
HB 4 passed in an unofficial vote of 84 to 60 around 4 a.m. Thursday.
Tempers flared during the legislative session as Rep. Armando Walle expressed his displeasure with fellow lawmakers in the bill passing the house.
“It pisses me off,” said Walle speaking to Republican lawmakers.
“No, no, no. You’re my friend, man. I love you, but this (expletive) hurts. Y’all don’t understand (expletive) what you do hurts our community. It hurts us personally, bro.”
Walle has been very vocal, speaking out against the bill, talking about it at a press conference and again in the now-viral video posted to social media.
HB 4 is just one of the three border bills moving through the House during this special session; the other two are Texas HB 6 and Texas Senate Bill 4.