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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by an |
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illegal alien. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 30.055 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 30.055. CRIMINAL TRESPASS BY ILLEGAL ALIEN. (a) A |
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person commits an offense if the person: |
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(1) is a citizen of any country other than the United |
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States; and |
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(2) enters or remains on or in any public or private |
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property in this state in violation of 8 U.S.C. Section 1325 or |
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1326. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third |
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degree. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |