On Tuesday after a day of delays, the Border Protection Unit Act (the most extensive and well-rounded piece of Border Security legislation to touch the Texas legislature, or any state legislature for that matter) made its way to the House floor. Per House Rules, Speaker Dade Phelan is given the first twenty bill numbers to […]
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Welcome to your weekly Texans for Strong Borders Newsletter. Here is everything you need to know about the fight to end illegal immigration in the state of Texas: Border Security Bills are Stuck as Deadline Looms Things have really picked up in the last few weeks of session. We’re finally seeing some bills that would […]
Things have really picked up in the last few weeks of session. We’re finally seeing some bills that would protect our state against illegal immigration and secure the border, but time is short. The following legislation has had a change of passage but needs help getting over the finish line: Repel the Invasion: HB 20, […]
A coalition of top hawkish immigration groups is offering their support for the House Republican immigration and border security package officially introduced on Tuesday — describing it as a “forceful and serious” response to the ongoing crisis at the southern border. “The undersigned coalition writes in strong support of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. This […]
Welcome to your weekly Texans for Strong Borders Newsletter. Here’s everything you need to know about the fight to end illegal immigration in Texas: Texas House Committee Takes No Action on Ending In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens The Texas House Committee has had almost two months to hear and pass HB 3280 by Rep. Terri […]
Houston, TX, April 28, 2023 — With the deadline to pass bills into law looming in the Texas Legislature, HB 3280, ending in-state tuition for illegal aliens is on track to be killed by the Republican Chairman of the House Higher Education Committee, Rep. John Kuempel, without even receiving as much as a public hearing. […]
Welcome to your weekly Texans for Strong Borders Newsletter. Here is everything you need to know about the fight to end illegal immigration into the state of Texas: Texas Senate Committee on Border Security Hears Legislation to Finish Trump’s Wall and Declare an Invasion at the Texas Border Prior to the filing deadline for this […]
The Chairman on the House Committee over Homeland Security and Public Safety Ryan Guillen (R-Rio Grande City), who was a Democrat until he switched in the interim between this session and the last, has not been favorable to the cause of Border Security from the perspective of disinvitation. Guillen has not only prompted votes but […]
Prior to the filing deadline for this 88th legislative session, Texans for Strong Borders laid out an expansive priority list that (if all were implemented) would operationally end illegal immigration into Texas. It would also decrease the number of illegal aliens making their way into the greater United States (Texas is the leading state for […]
And now let’s talk about magnets, more specifically, jobs and in-state tuition. TFSB believes we need to mandate E-Verify to ensure that Texas jobs are reserved for legal citizens and reserve in-state tuition for Texans only. SB 1621 by Sen. Lois Kolhorst and HB 3846 by Rep. Steve Toth would mandate E-Verify for all. HB […]