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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of plans in the governor's homeland |
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security strategy for the protection of this state's international |
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border through the enforcement of federal immigration laws. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 421.002, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The specific plans for protecting this state's |
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international border under Subsection (b)(5) must include plans for |
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state enforcement of federal immigration laws if an official of a |
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federal agency charged with enforcing federal immigration laws has |
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publicly stated that the agency is unable to enforce those laws in |
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this state or if a determination is made that the federal agency |
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charged with enforcing federal immigration laws is unable to |
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enforce those laws and that failure to enforce those laws |
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jeopardizes the security of this state. The plans must provide the |
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specific conditions and criteria that must be met before making a |
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determination described by this subsection and require that the |
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determination be published in the Texas Register. In this |
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subsection, "federal immigration laws" means federal law relating |
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to aliens, immigrants, or immigration, including the federal |
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Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |