texas Scorecard by Sydnie Henry April 14, 2023
“Let’s just say that their response to State Rep. Anchia would require quite a few redactions of words,” said Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith.In a hearing about potential border security measures and grants for South Texans facing immense property damage, Democrat State Rep. Rafael Anchia proposed ranchers pay for the litigation costs of suing illegal aliens for damages.
“Let’s just say that their response to Anchia would require quite a few redactions of words,” Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith told Texas Scorecard.
In the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday, lawmakers considered several border security measures. One, House Bill 7 by State Rep. Ryan Guillen (R–Rio Grande City), would administer and finance support programs for the southern border region, including property damage compensation as well as additional funding for the judiciary and law enforcement stretched thin by the border crisis.
Smith testified before the committee, raising concerns that the grants didn’t include damages caused by smugglers driving through ranch fences. “A lot of times, they drive through fences, kill cattle [and] livestock, and things of that nature.”
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