Authorizes and funds construction of roadways and facilities in the Texas border region specifically to enable detailed monitoring of commercial motor vehicles, increasing state capacity for border-related enforcement activities.
shall make funds available to state agencies and local governments for the construction or improvement of roadways and similar transportation facilities in the border region that provide for detailed monitoring of commercial motor vehicles traveling along the roadways and facilities.
Creates a new subchapter in the Government Code authorizing the governor's office to seek federal funds, accept gifts/grants, adopt rules, require reporting, and use up to 5% of appropriations for administration of border-region monitoring infrastructure funding, treated as border security funding.
Funds received by a state agency under Section 421.112 are considered border security funding for purposes of reporting requirements in the General Appropriations Act.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a dedicated funding mechanism and program for building transportation infrastructure in the border region explicitly to support detailed monitoring of commercial motor vehicles, framed as border security. This expands immigration-enforcement capacity along the border without restricting any existing measures or addressing other tracked topics.
Related bills
HB111Relating to a prohibition on the installation or construction of border security infrastructure on state park property.↓Restricts immigration enforcement Filed
HB137Relating to employment practices of governmental entities, state and local contractors, and private employers in this state regarding the le↑Expands immigration enforcement↑Expands immigration enforcement Filed
SB49Relating to border protection and economic development services, programs, and other measures, including measures to recruit health care pro↑Expands immigration enforcement↑Expands immigration enforcement Filed
SB273Relating to a prohibition on the installation or construction of border security infrastructure on state park property.↓Restricts immigration enforcement↓Restricts immigration enforcement Filed
Hearings and calendar
2025-04-14 10:00 · Hearing · House S/C on Transportation Funding Committee Hearing E2.014