System updates will be applied on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM. These updates will include changes to the user interface. Work is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which the site will be unavailable.

                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 602

              Senate Committee Report

              Border Security

              March 16, 2023 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Glass, Tom    (Self; Texas Constitutional Enforcement), Hockley, TX

                                          Landrum, Carl    (Self) , Laredo, TX

                                          Maley, Charles    (Self) , Crawford, TX

                        ON:

                                          Hicks, Matt   Asst chief CID  (Texas Department of Public safety), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Garza, Hector   President  (Self; National Border Patrol Council), Laredo, TX

                                          Lux, Carolyn    (Self) , Fredericksburg, TX

                                          Rodriguez, Selene   Asst. Dir. Federal Affairs  (Self) , Buda, TX

                                          Smith, Angela    (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party), Fredericksburg, TX

                                          Texas Public Policy Foundatioj, Right on Immigration    (Self; Texas Public Policy

                                          Foundation), Austin, TX, TX

                                          Trainor, Lucy    (Self) , Driftwood, TX

                                          Zenner, Ed    (Self) , Desoto, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Allsup, Ashlea    (Self) , New Braunfels, TX

                                          BRANDT, ANDREW    (Self) , AUSTIN, TX

                                          Cuellar, Guadalupe   Legislative Attorney  (City of El Paso), El Paso, TX

                                          Eby French, Emily    (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX

                                          Griffith, Idona    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Houston, Joshua   Advocacy Director  (Texas Impact), Austin, TX

                                          Hudson, Nick    (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Markus, Susan    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Menendez, Fatima   Interim Southwest Regional Counsel  (Mexican American Legal

                                          Defense and Educational Fund), San Antonio, TX

                                          Pankl, Grace    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Puente, Jaime   Dir. of Economic Opportunity  (Self; Every Texan), Austin, TX

                                          Stewart, Susan    (Self) , Pflugerville, TX

                        ON:

                                          Parker, Robert    (Self) , Corpus Christi, TX

                                          Rodriguez, Sheena    (Self; Alliance for a Safe Texas), Euless, TX

                                          Shelton, Emmett   Sheriff  (Sheriffs Association of Texas), Tilden/Texas, TX

                                                                                         1