Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

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1	1	By: Estes, et al. S.C.R. No. 6
2	2	(Creighton)
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5	5	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
6	6	WHEREAS, It is the responsibility of the federal government
7	7	to fully maintain the security of the Texas-Mexico international
8	8	border; and
9	9	WHEREAS, The federal government has neglected its duty to
10	10	fully maintain the security of the Texas-Mexico international
11	11	border; and
12	12	WHEREAS, An unprotected border facilitates drug smuggling
13	13	and human trafficking and opens the door to spillover violence from
14	14	criminal cartels; moreover, the ease with which members of
15	15	terrorist organizations can enter the country poses a grave threat
16	16	to homeland security; and
17	17	WHEREAS, The federal government's failure to prevent illegal
18	18	entry has shifted much of the responsibility to the State of Texas;
19	19	consequently, budget writers must weigh the costs of border
20	20	security against the expense of other state services; during the
21	21	2012-2013 budget cycle, Texas appropriated $221,600,000 for border
22	22	security operations; and
23	23	WHEREAS, The executive branch and the United States Congress
24	24	have consistently delayed meaningful action on border security,
25	25	forcing Texas to expend significant resources to keep the
26	26	Texas-Mexico international border secure and placing an undue
27	27	burden on the state's taxpayers; now, therefore, be it
28	28	RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas
29	29	hereby express its dissatisfaction with the federal government's
30	30	inadequate efforts to secure the Texas-Mexico international
31	31	border; and, be it further
32	32	RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas
33	33	hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to
34	34	reimburse the State of Texas in the amount of $221,600,000 for
35	35	bearing the financial burden of the federal government's
36	36	responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border
37	37	during the 2012-2013 budget cycle; and, be it further
38	38	RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
39	39	copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
40	40	the speaker of the house of representatives and to the president of
41	41	the senate of the United States Congress, and to all the members of
42	42	the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that this
43	43	resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to
44	44	the Congress of the United States of America.