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SENATE RESOLUTION
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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 |
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government, the State of Texas has been forced to continually |
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appropriate funds to secure the southern border of the United |
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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 |
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the 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 |
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criminal enterprises cannot be easily quantified; and |
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WHEREAS, The financial cost that the State of Texas has |
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paid or will pay to combat these criminal acts has totaled more |
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than $9,927,000,000; and |
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WHEREAS, The state has spent the following amounts on |
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border security in each of the most recent biennial state |
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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 |
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States fully reimburse the State of Texas for $9,927,000,000 in |
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expended funds that were used or will be used to meet federal |
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obligations to 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 |
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local law enforcement or private property damage; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of the Senate forward |
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official copies of this resolution to the president of the United |
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States, to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the |
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House of Representatives of the United States Congress, and to |
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all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the |
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request that this resolution be officially entered in the |
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Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United |
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States of America. |
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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 29, 2023, by a |
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viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |