Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
Subcommittee on Border Security
NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 84th Legislative Session.
Committee Information
CHAIR
Brian Birdwell
VICE-CHAIR
Bob Hall
MEMBERS
Eddie Lucio, Jr.
CLERK:
Bailey Olderog
TEL:
(512) 463-2211
LOCATION:
Sam Houston Building, 345
Video/Audio — Archives
84th Session Interim
84th Regular Session
- May 22, 2015 — Audio only.
- May 19, 2015 — Audio only.
- May 18, 2015
- May 5, 2015
- April 30, 2015 — Audio only.
- April 21, 2015 — Audio only.
- April 20, 2015
Interim Charges
- Study the various sanctuary city policies statewide, the number and types of crimes committed by previously arrested illegal immigrants within the jurisdiction of a "sanctuary policy," and possible solutions to discourage governmental entities from putting in place policies that conflict with immigration laws. Make recommendations to improve community safety.
- Study local government efforts to secure their border communities and identify areas where the state could invest to bolster local law enforcement infrastructure and activities. Review the challenges faced by state and local law enforcement when providing border security, including the federal Priority Enforcement Program (PEP).
- Conduct a cost-benefit analysis of a potential interstate compact on border security, and consider the constitutional and legal questions that underpin the proposal. Consider which other states might be party to an interstate compact on border security. Make recommendations for policies that Texas should adopt pursuant to an interstate compact, if it were authorized by the Legislature and approved by Congress.
