Senate Committee on Border Security - 88th R.S. (2023)

Committee: Senate Border Security
Title: Interim Report
Subjects: Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas | Border Patrol, U.S. | Border security | International trade | National Guard | Operation Lone Star (Border security) | Organized crime | Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of | Public Safety, Texas Department of | Trespassing |
Library Call Number: L1836.88 B728
Session: 88th R.S. (2023)
Online version: View report [51 pages  File size: 813 kb]
Charges: This report should address the charges below.
1. Securing the Texas-Mexico Border: Review state and local agencies' participation in border security. Examine the impact of transnational criminal activity on commerce including, but not limited to, organized crime fuel theft to fund criminal operations. Make recommendations to support and strengthen interagency border operations to combat criminal enterprises.
2. Support for Border Security Personnel: Consider the effect on personnel who have actively served or participated in Operation Lone Star and the impact of their service on their health and well-being, and their regular employment or assignments outside of Operation Lone Star. Study the challenges and barriers that affect the recruitment and retention of personnel engaged in border security efforts.
3. Monitoring: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Border Security passed by the 88th Legislature, as well as relevant agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. Specifically, make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, or complete implementation of the following:
  • SB 602, 88th R.S., relating to the law enforcement authority of federal border patrol agents;
  • SB 1133, 88th R.S., relating to a program to compensate landowners for property damage caused by certain criminal activities; and
  • SB 1484, 88th R.S., relating to a border operations training program for peace officers employed by local law enforcement agencies.
Supporting documents
Committee: Senate Border Security
Title: Rules
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1836.88 B728M 88 RULES
Session: 88th R.S. (2023)
Online version: View document [3 pages  File size: 358 kb]

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