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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state |
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presented by transnational criminal activity, including by |
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establishing the Texas Homeland Security Division and the Border |
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Security Advisory Council, and to compensate persons affected by |
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those threats. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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ARTICLE 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDING |
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SECTION 1.01. (a) The legislature, acting with the |
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governor, has the solemn duty to protect and defend the citizens of |
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this state and maintain sovereignty over this state's borders. |
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(b) An individual entering this state from a foreign country |
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shall enter through a legal port of entry. |
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(c) The failure of the federal government to ensure that |
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individuals entering this state from a foreign country do so |
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through a legal port of entry requires action to be taken by the |
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governor and the legislature of this state. |
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ARTICLE 2. TEXAS HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION |
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SECTION 2.01. Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, as |
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amended by Chapters 624 (H.B. 4372), 870 (H.B. 3981), 950 (S.B. |
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1727), and 984 (S.B. 2612), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 2.12. WHO ARE PEACE OFFICERS. The following are peace |
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officers: |
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(1) sheriffs, their deputies, and those reserve |
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deputies who hold a permanent peace officer license issued under |
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Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; |
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(2) constables, deputy constables, and those reserve |
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deputy constables who hold a permanent peace officer license issued |
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under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; |
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(3) marshals or police officers of an incorporated |
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city, town, or village, and those reserve municipal police officers |
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who hold a permanent peace officer license issued under Chapter |
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1701, Occupations Code; |
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(4) rangers, officers, and members of the reserve |
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officer corps commissioned by the Public Safety Commission and the |
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Director of the Department of Public Safety; |
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(5) investigators of the district attorneys', criminal |
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district attorneys', and county attorneys' offices; |
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(6) law enforcement agents of the Texas Alcoholic |
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Beverage Commission; |
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(7) each member of an arson investigating unit |
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commissioned by a city, a county, or the state; |
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(8) officers commissioned under Section 37.081 or |
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37.0818, Education Code, or Subchapter E, Chapter 51, Education |
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Code; |
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(9) officers commissioned by the General Services |
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Commission; |
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(10) law enforcement officers commissioned by the |
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Parks and Wildlife Commission; |
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(11) officers commissioned under Chapter 23, |
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Transportation Code; |
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(12) municipal park and recreational patrolmen and |
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security officers; |
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(13) security officers and investigators commissioned |
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as peace officers by the comptroller; |
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(14) officers commissioned by a water control and |
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improvement district under Section 49.216, Water Code; |
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(15) officers commissioned by a board of trustees |
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under Chapter 54, Transportation Code; |
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(16) investigators commissioned by the Texas Medical |
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Board; |
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(17) officers commissioned by: |
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(A) the board of managers of the Dallas County |
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Hospital District, the Tarrant County Hospital District, the Bexar |
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County Hospital District, or the El Paso County Hospital District |
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under Section 281.057, Health and Safety Code; |
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(B) the board of directors of the Ector County |
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Hospital District under Section 1024.117, Special District Local |
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Laws Code; |
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(C) the board of directors of the Midland County |
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Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, under Section 1061.121, |
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Special District Local Laws Code; and |
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(D) the board of hospital managers of the Lubbock |
Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 421.044 (Government Code 421)