House Hosts Marathon Hearing On Border Security
Hours of testimony were heard in the Texas House Committee on State Affairs on border security proposals. Sydnie Henry has the details.
One proposal, House Bill 7 by Ryan Guillen (R–Rio Grande City), would administer and finance support programs for the southern border region, including property damage compensation as well as additional funding for the judiciary and law enforcement stretched thin by the border crisis.
Another proposal, House Bill 20 by Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler), would establish the Border Protection Unit that would be headquartered along the border and manage ongoing state border security operations. The chief would be appointed by the governor and report to the Public Safety Commission. The unit would be responsible for facilitating the building and maintenance of the barrier walls along the border, deterring or repelling illegal aliens in the event of an invasion, and returning illegal aliens to Mexico when they cross illegally during a declared invasion.
“HB 20 will empower the governor of Texas with legal authorities to actually deter and repel people who are attempting to illegally cross into Texas,” said Schaefer, explaining he had updated the proposal based on grassroots concerns. “The governor will be empowered to return them to Mexico.”
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