Texas Scorecard by Will Biagini November 18, 2024
The Texas Division of Homeland Security would be empowered to oversee law enforcement operations at the border. A new act filed in the Texas Senate would create the Texas Division of Homeland Security to enforce border security laws.
State Sen. Bob Hall (R–Edgewood) filed the measure last week.
The act, Senate Bill 135, would mandate that the Texas DHS be established to enforce border security legislation and intercept human and drug smuggling operations.
The new agency would coordinate efforts between local, state, and federal border security agencies, while leading intelligence gathering and investigations into criminal actions at the border.
“Texas faces unprecedented challenges at our southern border,” Hall told Texas Scorecard. “Illegal entry, human trafficking, and drug smuggling are not isolated issues confined to border towns; they reverberate across the entire state, impacting public safety, straining local law enforcement, and contributing to the devastating spread of dangerous substances like fentanyl.”
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