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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a political subdivision to use public |
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money to provide legal services for individuals unlawfully present |
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in the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 140.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 140.014. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PUBLIC MONEY TO PROVIDE |
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LEGAL SERVICES FOR UNLAWFULLY PRESENT INDIVIDUALS. Unless required |
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by the United States Constitution, a political subdivision may not: |
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(1) use public money to provide legal services for an |
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individual who is unlawfully present in the United States according |
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to the terms of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 |
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U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.); or |
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(2) provide public money to a person to be used to |
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directly or indirectly provide legal services for an individual |
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described by Subdivision (1). |
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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. |