SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Border Security 

TIME & DATE:   8:30 AM, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 

PLACE:         E1.016 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Brian Birdwell 

HB 2           Guillen | et al.         SP: Flores
Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 2           Birdwell                 
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation.

SB 5           Flores                   
Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 8           Birdwell                 
Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force and making funds available to certain governmental entities.

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