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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to agreements between municipalities and counties and |
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce |
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federal immigration law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 370, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 370.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 370.010. IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS; |
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INJUNCTION; DENIAL OF STATE GRANT FUNDS. (a) The governing body of |
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each municipality and the commissioners court of each county shall |
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request and, as offered, enter into a written agreement with United |
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States Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Section 287(g), |
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Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1357), to |
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authorize officers and employees of the municipality or county to |
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enforce federal immigration law. |
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(b) An agreement entered into under this section must |
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include the scope, duration, and limitations of the authority. |
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(c) The attorney general may bring an action against a |
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municipality or county that fails to comply with Subsection (a) in a |
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district court in Travis County for appropriate injunctive relief. |
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(d) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses |
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incurred in obtaining relief under Subsection (c), including court |
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costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness |
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fees, and deposition costs. |
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(e) A municipality or county may not receive state grant |
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funds, and state grant funds for the municipality or county shall be |
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denied, for the state fiscal year following the year in which a |
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final judicial determination in an action brought under Subsection |
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(c) is made that the municipality or county has failed to comply |
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with Subsection (a). |
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(f) The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement |
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Subsection (e) uniformly among the state agencies from which state |
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grant funds are distributed to a municipality or county. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the governing body of each municipality and the |
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commissioners court of each county shall comply with Section |
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370.010, Local Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |