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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a political subdivision to use public |
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money to provide legal services in a removal proceeding for an |
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individual unlawfully present in the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 140.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 140.014. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PUBLIC MONEY TO PROVIDE |
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CERTAIN LEGAL SERVICES FOR UNLAWFULLY PRESENT INDIVIDUALS. Unless |
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required by the United States Constitution, a political subdivision |
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may not: |
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(1) use public money to provide legal services in a |
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removal proceeding for an individual who is unlawfully present in |
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the United States according to the terms of the federal Immigration |
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and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.); or |
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(2) provide public money to a person to be used to |
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directly or indirectly provide legal services in a removal |
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proceeding for an individual described by Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |