Governor Greg Abbott made border security his top priority in this legislative session, declaring an 'invasion' by illegal border crossers.
Governor Greg Abbott made border security his top priority in this legislative session, declaring an "invasion" by illegal border crossers.A Texas House committee is considering legislation that would create and fund a state border enforcement unit.
The proposed state police unit would likely test the legal limits of state control over immigration, which is a power only granted to the federal government.The chair has set a four-hour testimony limit per bill as of 9 p.m., they aren't even to the bill most people want to testify on. That may give you a sense of how late of a night it'll be.
Perhaps the most attention was directed at House Bill 20, which would create a border protection unit.The bill would create a new law enforcement agency within DPS.
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