'I think the underlying fact that it is going to allow people to question our being American in our border communities and across Texas is unacceptable,' Texas state Rep. Victoria Neave Criado said.
along the international boundary, echoing former President Donald Trump's unfinished campaign promise.
State border officers would serve at the direction of a chief, who would be appointed by the governor. According to a draft bill, which will have to pass reviews by both of the state's Republican-controlled legislative chambers before the end of May, the chief will be able to employ licensed state and local police officers to serve on the border force, as well as "law-abiding citizens" without felony convictions.
People arrested for crossing into Texas illegally would face up to 10 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for each violation.The proposal cites a U.S. constitutional clause on state powers when facing invasion and imminent danger and follows numerous calls from former Trump administration officials and sheriffs in several South Texas counties for Abbott to declare what they have called an "invasion" under this clause.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, said in a statement that "addressing our state's border and humanitarian crisis" was a priority. Phelan said the proposed border police, as well as a proposed Legislative Border Safety Oversight Committee, which would provide border safety policy recommendations and oversight to the new policing unit and work on issues in South Texas, were a "must-pass issue.
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