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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Senate finds that border security is a |
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federal responsibility; and |
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WHEREAS, Due to the lack of action by the federal government, |
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the State of Texas has been forced to continually appropriate funds |
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to secure the southern border of the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas has taken these actions not just for the |
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people of Texas, but to help maintain safety and security across the |
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United States; and |
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WHEREAS, The human costs of sex trafficking, human |
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trafficking, drug proliferation, and the expansion of vast criminal |
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enterprises cannot be easily quantified; and |
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WHEREAS, The financial cost that the State of Texas has paid |
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or will pay to combat these criminal acts has totaled more than |
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$9,927,000,000; and |
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WHEREAS, The state has spent the following amounts on border |
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security in each of the most recent biennial state budgets: |
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2016-2017 - $800,000,000 |
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2018-2019 - $800,000,000 |
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2020-2021 - $800,600,000 |
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2022-2023 - $2,926,400,000; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas plans to spend $4,600,000,000 to secure the |
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border in the 2024-2025 biennium; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby respectfully request that the Congress of the United States |
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fully reimburse the State of Texas for $9,927,000,000 in expended |
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funds that were used or will be used to meet federal obligations to |
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secure the southern border; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That Texas is not seeking reimbursement for |
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additional costs associated with securing the southern border, |
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including the additional strains that have been placed on the |
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state's healthcare and education systems, and the impacts on local |
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law enforcement or private property damage; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of the Senate forward official |
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copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to |
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the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of |
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Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the |
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members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that |
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this resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record |
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as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of America. |