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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an |
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international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland |
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security for those purposes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 421.072, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The governor may allocate available federal and state |
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grants and other funding related to homeland security to the Texas |
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Facilities Commission for expenses incurred by the commission in |
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designing, constructing, and maintaining memorial markers under |
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Subchapter D, Chapter 2152. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 2152, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. NAMING OF INTERNATIONAL BORDER WALL |
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Sec. 2152.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "alien" has |
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the meaning assigned by Section 51.01, Penal Code. |
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Sec. 2152.152. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This |
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subchapter applies only to a border wall constructed by this state |
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on land owned by this state on its international border with the |
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United Mexican States. |
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Sec. 2152.153. RESTRICTIONS ON NAMING BORDER WALL. (a) |
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Except as otherwise provided by statute, a part of a border wall may |
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not be designated by a name. |
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(b) A part of a border wall may be designated by the name of |
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a person only if the person is deceased and was a victim of a crime, |
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including a border-related crime, committed by a person who is an |
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alien. |
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Sec. 2152.154. MEMORIAL MARKERS FOR NAMED PART OF BORDER |
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WALL. (a) The commission shall erect each memorial marker required |
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by this subchapter. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission may not |
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design, construct, or erect a memorial marker unless a gift, grant, |
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or donation of funds is made to the commission to cover the cost of |
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the design, construction, and erection of the marker. |
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(c) The commission shall repair and replace each memorial |
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marker required by this subchapter and maintain the grounds for the |
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marker. |
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(d) The commission may accept a gift, grant, or donation |
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from any public or private source made to assist in financing the |
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construction and maintenance of a memorial marker. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |