Rather than accept the House legislation as is, senators passed their own — more expansive — proposals for border security. But unless the House convenes again, the bills can’t go to the governor’s desk.
State Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, talks about a bill on the Senate floor at the Capitol in March. On Tuesday, the chamber passed border enforcement and anti-smuggling bills that go further than the House legislation., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
The Senate passed three immigration bills Wednesday that would create a border police force, make it a state crime to cross the Texas-Mexico border illegally and raise the minimum punishment for people convicted of smuggling migrants.s priority list for this special session, and all three bills have little chance of becoming law because the House adjourned last week after passing a different version of the anti-smuggling bill.
When the two chambers pass different versions of legislation, they’re required to work out their differences before bills can move to the governor’s desk. Without the House in session to complete the legislative process, the Senate chose to take a bigger swing with its border-related bills than what the governor requested or what the House passed.
Both chambers had bigger plans for border enforcement during the regular legislative session that ended last month. House Speakerannounced a list of priority legislation that included a proposal to create a state law enforcement unit of officers empowered, with the help of civilians, to “repel” and arrest migrants crossing the border illegally and return them to Mexico. Lt. Gov.
The proposals would have tested the boundaries of the state’s ability to enforce immigration law, which courts have historically ruled falls under federal purview. Immigrant rights advocates worried that the new state unit could violate migrants’ civil rights.
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