,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,williams ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to affirm ! ,/ate
 ( ,texas's "r to implem5t op]ational   
protections along ! s\!rn bord]1 to     
au?orize ! ,/ate to con/ruct a physical 
bord] wall 9 areas :]e ! int]national   
bord] is n adequately protect$ )        
physical b>ri]s1 & to all[ reimbursem5t 
f ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/ate ( ,texas
 ,op]ational ,protections ,act or !     
,,/op ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,c]ta9 sections ( ! s\!rn 
bord] )9 ! ,/ate ( ,texas lack suffici5t
 protection pos+ a significant ?reat to 
! safety & security ( ! ,/ate's         
resid5ts4  7#b7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice  
/at$ t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has ! prim>y  
au?ority to regulate immigration &      
manage ,unit$ ,/ates int]national       
bord]s4  7#c7 ,due to ! lack ( action by

 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ! ,/ate ( ,texas   
has be5 =c$ to cont9ually appropriate   
funds & provide protections to secure ! 
s\!rn bord] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7    
,s9ce #bjba1 !re h be5 ov] #f4g million 
illegal cross+s at ! s\!rn bord]1 :i*   
has impact$ ,texans ?r\gh\t ! ,/ate4    
7#e7 ,! ,gov]nor ( ,texas mu/ h !       
capability to act & def5d ! ,/ate f !   
ongo+ invasion at ! s\!rn bord]4  #c4   
,/ate op]ational protections  7a7 ,!    
,/ate ( ,texas res]ves ! "r to implem5t 
op]ational protections along !          
int]national bord]1 includ+ physical    
b>ri]s1 increas$ law en=cem5t pres5ce1  
surveillance te*nologies1 & o!r measures
 deem$ necess>y to enhance bord]        
security & /op illegal cross+s4  7b7 ,! 
,texas ,dep>tm5t ( ,public ,safety %all 
collaborate ) ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local    
au?orities to coord9ate & implem5t      
op]ational protections 9 a mann]        
consi/5t ) ,/ate & ,f$]al laws4  #d4    
,au?orization = bord] wall con/ruction  
7a7 ,! ,/ate ( ,texas is h]eby au?oriz$ 

to plan1 design1 & con/ruct physical    
b>ri]s1 includ+ b n limit$ to walls1    
f5ces1 & o!r /ructures1 along sections (
 ! int]national bord] t are deem$       
vuln]able to illegal entry or o!r       
security risks by ! ,gov]nor ( ,texas4  
7b7 ,! ,texas ,dep>tm5t ( ,public       
,safety1 9 coord9ation ) relevant ,/ate 
ag5cies1 is task$ ) id5tify+ ! specific 
areas 9 ne$ ( enhanc$ bord] security    
measures4  #e4 ,reimbursem5t  7a7 ,!    
,/ate ( ,texas may seek reimbursem5t f !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t = co/s associat$ )    
con/ruct+ physical b>ri]s1 z well z     
implem5t+ op]ational protections along !
 int]national bord]4  7b7 ,! ,texas     
,dep>tm5t ( ,public ,safety %all submit 
reque/s = reimbursem5t to appropriate   
,f$]al ag5cies & "w dilig5tly to secure 
,f$]al funds to (fset ! exp5ses incurr$ 
by ! ,/ate 9 c>ry+ out ! provisions (   
?is ,act4  #f4 ,effective date ,?is ,act
 %all take effect #fj days aft] enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4