89R13839 CXP-D
By: Spiller H.B. No. 5010
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an
international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland
security for those purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 421.072, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The governor may allocate available federal and state
grants and other funding related to homeland security to the Texas
Facilities Commission for expenses incurred by the commission in
designing, constructing, and maintaining memorial markers under
Subchapter D, Chapter 2152.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2152, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER D. NAMING OF INTERNATIONAL BORDER WALL
Sec. 2152.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "alien" has
the meaning assigned by Section 51.01, Penal Code.
Sec. 2152.152. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This
subchapter applies only to a border wall constructed by this state
on land owned by this state on its international border with the
United Mexican States.
Sec. 2152.153. RESTRICTIONS ON NAMING BORDER WALL. (a)
Except as otherwise provided by statute, a part of a border wall may
not be designated by a name.
(b) A part of a border wall may be designated by the name of
a person only if the person is deceased and was a victim of a crime,
including a border-related crime, committed by a person who is an
alien.
Sec. 2152.154. MEMORIAL MARKERS FOR NAMED PART OF BORDER
WALL. (a) The commission shall erect each memorial marker required
by this subchapter.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission may not
design, construct, or erect a memorial marker unless a gift, grant,
or donation of funds is made to the commission to cover the cost of
the design, construction, and erection of the marker.
(c) The commission shall repair and replace each memorial
marker required by this subchapter and maintain the grounds for the
marker.
(d) The commission may accept a gift, grant, or donation
from any public or private source made to assist in financing the
construction and maintenance of a memorial marker.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.