Bill Text: TX SB273 | 2027-2028 | 90th Legislature Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a prohibition on the installation or construction of border security infrastructure on state park property.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-11-09 - Filed [SB273 Detail]
Download: Texas-2027-SB273-Introduced.html
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| By: Blanco | S.B. No. 273 | |
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| relating to a prohibition on the installation or construction of | ||
| border security infrastructure on state park property. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Subchapter A to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER A. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO STATE PARKS GENERALLY | ||
| Sec. 22.001. BORDER SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE ON STATE PARK | ||
| PROPERTY PROHIBITED. (a) In this section: | ||
| (1) "Border security infrastructure" means a wall, | ||
| fence, or other physical barrier designed or adapted to impede the | ||
| movement of persons or objects crossing the Texas-Mexico border. | ||
| (2) "Governmental entity" means any department, | ||
| commission, board, office, authority, or other administrative unit | ||
| of this state or of any political subdivision of this state that | ||
| exercises governmental functions under the authority of the laws of | ||
| this state. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a governmental entity | ||
| may not enter into a lease or other agreement for the installation | ||
| or construction of border security infrastructure on state park | ||
| property. | ||
| SECTION 2. 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, 2027. | ||
