Washington (CNN) On Monday, at the end of the Texas legislative session, things took a very nasty turn. Protesters unhappy with a bill passed through the legislature that would ban so-called "sanctuary cities" entered the House gallery, forcing lawmakers to halt their work. Amid that standoff, there was an altercation -- the details of which are unclear -- between Republican and Democratic legislators. Texas Tribune editor Emily Ramshaw watched it unfold. Our conversation about the fight -- as well as what else went on and whether there's going to be a special session -- conducted via email and lightly edited for flow is below.

Cillizza: The fight over SB-4 -- the Texas "sanctuary cities" ban -- drew massive attention nationally on Monday. Was it expected?

Ramshaw: The bill, complete with "show-me-your-papers" authority for local law enforcement, made huge waves throughout this year's Texas legislative session, with endless hours of emotional testimony, rallies and protests, and passionate speeches from the floor of the House and Senate. But that all largely wrapped up several weeks ago, when the bill finally passed.

Monday was supposed to be mostly ceremonial -- the final day of the regular legislative session -- and all was quiet in both chambers. The only drama we expected was the possibility of some last-minute wrangling over Texas' "bathroom bill," which hadn't passed due to a stalemate at the Capitol, and was expected to send us into legislative overtime.

Then a large, well-organized SB-4 protest broke out at the Capitol , and protesters flooded the gallery of the Texas House. They were so noisy that the House's work ground to a halt as state troopers worked to get the protesters under control.

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