By: Gerdes, et al. H.C.R. No. 40
        (Senate Sponsor - Creighton, et al.)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 20, 2025;
  May 20, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Border
  Security; May 22, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 22, 2025, sent to printer.)
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 
  WHEREAS, Due to the lack of action by the federal government,
  the State of Texas has been forced to continually appropriate funds
  to secure the southern border of the United States; and
         WHEREAS, In March 2021, Governor Greg Abbott launched
  Operation Lone Star to address record levels of migrant crossings
  and drug trafficking at the southern border; over the last three
  years, Texas has invested billions of dollars into the initiative;
  these funds have supported a variety of efforts, such as
  implementing surveillance technologies, providing resources to
  local law enforcement agencies, conducting legal and
  administrative activities, and managing the public health and
  humanitarian aspects of migration; and
         WHEREAS, As part of Operation Lone Star, members of the Texas
  National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety have been
  deployed to the region to help detect and repel illegal crossings,
  arrest human smugglers and cartel gang members, and stop the flow of
  deadly drugs such as fentanyl into the United States; the program
  has led to more than 516,300 apprehensions of illegal immigrants
  and over 45,300 arrests; and
         WHEREAS, Although it is the duty of the federal government to
  secure the nation's borders, the State of Texas has expended
  significant resources to help maintain safety and security across
  the United States, and Congress should take responsibility for its
  failure to address the crisis at the southern border; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to
  reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred
  under Operation Lone Star; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
  copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
  the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
  Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the
  members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
  this resolution be officially entered in the Congressional Record
  as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.
 
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