SRC-TAG S.C.R. 7 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.C.R. 7
By: Shapleigh
International Relations and Trade
4/6/2003
As Filed


DIGEST 

The Mexican border city of Juarez has been plagued with the sexual assault
and brutal slaying of over 300 women in the past nine years and a number
of the victims were Texas residents. According to the  United States
Department of State, police incompetence, prosecutorial ineptitude, and a
lack of investigative resources has limited the progress in resolving
these crimes.  Therefore, direct and personal involvement by  Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, especially in the collection of
evidence, is crucial in solving these murders.  Furthermore, the FBI must
be granted a physical presence in Juarez in order to assist in solving
these crimes, because the FBI experts suspect that one or more serial
killers behind these killings have access to both sides of the border.  

PURPOSE   

As proposed, SCR 7, submits the following resolution:

That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas request that the Federal
Bureau of Investigation be directly involved in assisting the Mexican law
enforcement authorities in their investigation of the brutal murders of
women in Juarez, Mexico, in order to put an end to the violence and bring
justice to the families and friends of the victims.   
That the Texas secretary of state forward official copies of this
resolution to the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
attorney general of the United States, the United States secretary of
state, and the president of the United States.