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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border |
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region. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2056.002(e)(3), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Texas-Mexico border region" means the area |
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consisting of the counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, |
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Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, |
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Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, |
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Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, |
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Live Oak, Loving, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, McMullen, Medina, |
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Menard, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, San |
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Patricio, Starr, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, |
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Webb, Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.0821(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "border region" has the meaning |
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assigned to "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002, |
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Government Code [means the area composed of the counties of |
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Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett, |
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Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, |
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Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, |
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Kinney, Kleberg, Live Oak, La Salle, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, |
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Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Starr, Sutton, |
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Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and Zavala]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 61.506(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Each of the pilot programs must provide services to an |
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economically depressed or rural medically underserved area of the |
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state. One pilot program must be located in an urban area, one |
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pilot program must be located in a rural area, and the remaining |
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pilot program or programs must be located in the Texas-Mexico |
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border region as defined by Section 2056.002 [481.001], Government |
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Code. |
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SECTION 4. Section 772.0071(a)(2), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Border region" has the meaning assigned to |
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"Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002 [means the portion |
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of this state that is located in a county that: |
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[(A) is adjacent to an international border; |
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[(B) is adjacent to a county described by |
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Paragraph (A); or |
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[(C) is served by a prosecuting attorney whose |
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jurisdiction includes a county described by Paragraph (A) or (B)]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 772.011(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) In this section, "border region" has the meaning |
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assigned to "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002 [means |
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the portion of this state located within 100 kilometers of this |
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state's international border]. |
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SECTION 6. Section 772.051, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as |
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follows: |
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(1) "Border crime" has [and "border region" have] the |
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meaning [meanings] assigned by Section 772.0071. |
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(2-a) "Border region" has the meaning assigned to |
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"Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002. |
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SECTION 7. Section 120.001(1), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Border region" has the meaning assigned to |
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"Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002, Government Code |
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[means the area consisting of the counties immediately adjacent to |
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the international boundary between the United States and Mexico]. |
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SECTION 8. Section 201.109(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) In carrying out this section, the commission shall |
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provide for: |
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(1) maximizing the generation of revenue from existing |
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assets of the department, including real estate; |
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(2) increasing the role of the private sector and |
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public-private projects in the leasing of real estate and other |
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assets in the development of highway projects; |
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(3) setting and attempting to meet annual revenue |
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enhancement goals; |
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(4) reporting on the progress in meeting revenue |
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enhancement goals in the department's annual report; |
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(5) contracting for an independent audit of the |
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department's management and business operations in 2007 and each |
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12th year after 2007; |
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(6) developing a cost-benefit analysis between the use |
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of local materials previously incorporated into roadways versus use |
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of materials blended or transported from other sources; and |
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(7) increasing private investment in the |
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transportation infrastructure, including the acquisition of |
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causeways, bridges, tunnels, turnpikes, or other transportation |
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facilities, in the Texas-Mexico border region, as defined by |
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Section 2056.002, Government Code [including the counties of |
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Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett, |
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Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, |
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Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, |
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Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, |
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Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Starr, Sutton, |
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Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and Zavala]. |
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SECTION 9. Section 6.112(a), Water Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "border region" has the meaning |
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assigned to "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002, |
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Government Code [means the portion of this state located within 100 |
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kilometers of this state's international border]. |
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SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2026. |