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Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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11/14 | SB 4 | Amends State Criminal Code to Establish Illegal Entry Across the Border as a Class B Misdemeanor | Bill Passed - House (83 - 61) |
11/09 | SB 4 | Amends State Criminal Code to Establish Illegal Entry Across the Border as a Class B Misdemeanor | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
11/09 | SB 3 | Appropriates $1.5 Billion for the Construction of a Border Wall | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10) |
10/26 | SB 4 | Increases Criminal Penalties for Immigrant Smuggling or Operating a Stash House | Bill Passed - House (92 - 54) |
10/12 | SB 11 | Establishes a New State Crime for Illegally Entering Texas from a Foreign Nation | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
10/12 | SB 4 | Increases Criminal Penalties for Immigrant Smuggling or Operating a Stash House | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
5/24 | HB 7 | Authorizes the Creation of State Border Police | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11) |
5/10 | HB 7 | Authorizes the Creation of State Border Police | Bill Passed - House (88 - 56) |