Bill Text: TX HB180 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to border protection agreements between this state and the United Mexican States.
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2025-05-26 - Not again placed on intent calendar [HB180 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HB180-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Guillen, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) | H.B. No. 180 | |
| (In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2025; | ||
| May 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Border | ||
| Security; May 20, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote: | ||
| Yeas 4, Nays 1; May 20, 2025, sent to printer.) | ||
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| relating to border protection agreements between this state and the | ||
| United Mexican States. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| ARTICLE 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDING | ||
| SECTION 1.01. (a) The legislature, acting with the | ||
| governor, has the solemn duty to protect and defend the citizens of | ||
| this state and maintain sovereignty over this state's borders. | ||
| (b) An individual entering this state from a foreign country | ||
| shall enter through a legal port of entry. | ||
| ARTICLE 2. BORDER PROTECTION AGREEMENTS | ||
| SECTION 2.01. Title 7, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Chapter 795 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 795. BORDER PROTECTION AGREEMENTS WITH UNITED MEXICAN | ||
| STATES | ||
| Sec. 795.001. AUTHORITY FOR AGREEMENTS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH | ||
| AUTHORITIES OF UNITED MEXICAN STATES. (a) On behalf of this state, | ||
| the governor may coordinate, develop, and execute agreements with | ||
| the United Mexican States and the states of the United Mexican | ||
| States enhancing the authority of this state to protect and defend | ||
| its citizens. | ||
| (b) The governor may appoint one or more individuals | ||
| responsible for meeting in person with the appropriate local, | ||
| state, and federal authorities of the United Mexican States to | ||
| coordinate, develop, and execute agreements under Subsection (a). | ||
| An individual appointed under this subsection: | ||
| (1) may operate within the United Mexican States as | ||
| practicable; and | ||
| (2) is subject to Chapter 572 in the same manner as if | ||
| the individual were a state employee. | ||
| ARTICLE 3. EFFECTIVE DATE | ||
| SECTION 3.01. This Act takes effect immediately if it | ||
| receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each | ||
| house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. | ||
| If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate | ||
| effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
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