,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,williams ( ,texas 7= himself1
 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,self1 ,mr4 ,web] ( 
,texas1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,mr4  
,gill ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,luttrell7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,homel&     
,security1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to reimburse ! ,/ate ( ,texas 
= exp5ses incurr$ = activities conduct$ 
relat+ to secur+ ! s\!rn int]national   
bord] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,op]ation ,lone ,/>        
,reimbursem5t ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t is prim>ily responsible =    
secur+ ! bord]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates at &  
betwe5 ports ( entry4  7#b7 ,due to !   

lack ( bord] action by ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t f ,janu>y #bj1 #bjba1 to      
,janu>y #ai1 #bjbe1 ! ,/ate ( ,texas has
 be5 =c$ to cont9ually appropriate funds
 to secure ! s\!rn bord] ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7#c7 ,texas has tak5 ^! actions
 to help ma9ta9 safety & security = all 
citiz5s across ! ,unit$ ,/ates by       
protect+ aga9/ ! crim9al acts (-- 7,a7  
human traffick+2  7,b7 sex traffick+2   
7,c7 drug prolif]ation2  7,d7 illicit   
movem5t ( weapons & contrab&2  7,e7     
crim9al organizations2 &  7,f7 unlawful 
entry4  7#d7 ,9 ,m>* #bjba1 ! ,gov]nor (
 ,texas laun*$ ,op]ation ,lone ,/> to   
combat ^! ?reats1 result+ 9--  7,a7     
appreh5sion ( ov] half a million illegal
 immigrants2  7,b7 #adj1jjj attempt$    
illegal entries d5i$2  7,c7 ov] #ej1jjj 
crim9al arre/s2  7,d7 ! seizure ( half a
 billion le?al doses ( f5tanyl2 &  7,e7 
con/ruction ( ov] #bdj miles ( bord]    
b>ri]s4  7#e7 ,! am\nt ! ,/ate ( ,texas 
sp5t on bord] security to combat !      
crisis at ,texas' s\!rn bord] 0 #aa4a   

billion ( ,texas taxpay] fund+4  #c4    
,reimbursem5ts = ! ,/ate ( ,texas  7a7  
,application = reimbursem5t ,! ,gov]nor 
( ,texas %all submit to ! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security & ! ,secret>y ( !     
,treasury an application = reimbursem5t1
 :i* %all include-- 7#a7 a li/ ( exp5ses
 incurr$ by ! ,/ate ( ,texas =          
activities conduct$ relat+ to secur+ !  
s\!rn int]national bord] ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates dur+ ! ye>s #bjba1 #bjbb1 #bjbc1 
#bjbd1 & #bjbe2 &  7#b7 ! total am\nt ( 
exp5ses incurr$ = su* activities4  7b7  
,application review ,! ,secret>y (      
,homel& ,security mu/ review ! ,/ate (  
,texas' application )9 #abj days aft]   
receival & det]m9e :at exp5ses t incurr$
 are eligible = reimbursem5t & submit a 
report to ,congress on ! f9al decision4 
7c7 ,reimbursem5t ,n lat] ?an #fj days  
aft] ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security has
 submitt$ ! reimbursem5t decision to    
,congress1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury    
%all pay to ! ,/ate ( ,texas1 out ( any 
am\nts 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise          

appropriat$1 an am\nt equal to ! total  
am\nt ( exp5ses det]m9$ reimbursable4