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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail |
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for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 11e to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11e. (a) In this section, "illegal alien" means a |
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person who: |
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(1) entered the United States without inspection or at |
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any time or place other than as designated by the United States |
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attorney general; or |
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(2) was admitted as a nonimmigrant and, before the |
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date of the commission of the offense, had failed to maintain the |
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nonimmigrant status under which the alien was admitted or to which |
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the status was changed under applicable federal immigration law, or |
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to comply with the conditions of the person's status. |
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(b) An illegal alien who is accused of committing an offense |
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punishable as a felony shall be denied bail pending trial if a judge |
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or magistrate determines after a hearing that probable cause exists |
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to believe that the person engaged in the conduct constituting the |
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offense. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of |
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bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a |
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felony." |