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By: White H.B. No. 139
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of plans in the governor's homeland
security strategy for the protection of this state's international
border through the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 421.002, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) The specific plans for protecting this state's
international border under Subsection (b)(5) must include plans for
state enforcement of federal immigration laws if an official of a
federal agency charged with enforcing federal immigration laws has
publicly stated that the agency is unable to enforce those laws in
this state or if a determination is made that the federal agency
charged with enforcing federal immigration laws is unable to
enforce those laws and that failure to enforce those laws
jeopardizes the security of this state. The plans must provide the
specific conditions and criteria that must be met before making a
determination described by this subsection and require that the
determination be published in the Texas Register. In this
subsection, "federal immigration laws" means federal law relating
to aliens, immigrants, or immigration, including the federal
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.