Authorizes the state to use eminent domain to build a physical wall on the international border specifically to prevent illegal entry, human trafficking, and related border violations, increasing state border security infrastructure.
The commission may exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 2166.055 to acquire an interest in real property for the construction, extension, improvement, or development of a wall along this state's international border for the purposes of preventing: (1) human trafficking; and (2) illegal entry into the United States of: (A) aliens without official approval of an appropriate federal governmental authority;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill grants the Texas Facilities Commission eminent domain powers specifically to construct a border wall aimed at preventing illegal entry, human trafficking, and related activities, which expands state-level border enforcement infrastructure and operations.
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