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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an interstate compact on border security and |
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immigration enforcement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 7, Government Code, is amended by adding |
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Chapter 793 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 793. INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR BORDER SECURITY |
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Sec. 793.001. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE INTERSTATE COMPACT. On |
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behalf of this state, the governor shall: |
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(1) coordinate, develop, and execute an interstate |
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compact for border security among interested states; and |
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(2) seek the approval of the United States Congress |
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for the compact. |
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Sec. 793.002. INTERSTATE COMPACT PROVISIONS. The compact |
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required by this chapter must provide for joint action among |
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compacting states on matters that include: |
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(1) the detection, apprehension, detention, |
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prosecution, release, and monitoring of illegal aliens; |
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(2) the coordination of federal, state, and local |
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immigration enforcement operations; and |
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(3) the eligibility of aliens to receive state |
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benefits. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |