Allows border municipalities to enter agreements with adjoining out-of-state municipalities for facilities and infrastructure up to 30 miles from the border, and deems such out-of-state facilities as within Texas for purposes of state funding and financing eligibility, which can facilitate cross-jur
Any facility, service, infrastructure, or other real property created, operated, owned, co-owned, acquired, or governed by an agreement authorized by this chapter, if located in the state of the adjoining municipality and no more than thirty (30) miles from the border municipality, shall be deemed within this state for the purposes of determining eligibility for funding and financing under Texas law.
Expands the ability of Texas border municipalities to formalize agreements (including pre-existing ones) with adjoining municipalities in other states via reciprocal ordinances or joint resolutions, potentially enabling joint border-related infrastructure or services.
An agreement or contract authorized by this chapter may be memorialized by reciprocal ordinances or ordinances in substantially similar language enacted by each municipality.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Chapter 763 of the Government Code to facilitate inter-municipal agreements between Texas border municipalities and adjoining out-of-state municipalities, including by allowing reciprocal ordinances, retroactive application, and treating out-of-state facilities within 30 miles of the border as eligible for Texas state funding and financing. This substantively addresses immigration-enforcement by potentially expanding cross-border cooperation and infrastructure support near the border, though the text does not explicitly mention immigration, ICE, or enforcement activities.
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Hearings and calendar
2025-05-01 08:00 · Hearing · House S/C on State-Federal Relations Committee Hearing E1.026