Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB7

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
5/3/23  
Voted on by House
5/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 

Caption

Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

TX SB8

Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force and making funds available to certain governmental entities.

TX HB354

Relating to measures to ensure the safety and welfare of the border region of this state, including protection from ongoing criminal activity and public health threats and the establishment of the Border Protection Unit; creating a criminal offense; creating a civil penalty.

TX HB4416

Relating to disorderly or threatening behavior and measures by public schools and institutions of higher education to prevent that behavior; increasing criminal penalties; creating a criminal offense.

TX HB1303

Relating to certain criminal offenses involving illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, including the enforcement of those offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

TX HB1832

Relating to the punishment for certain criminal offenses involving illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien; increasing criminal penalties.

TX HB4982

Relating to hate crimes, including criminal and civil liability for those crimes and the hate crime prevention grant program; increasing a criminal penalty.

TX SB1868

Relating to adding certain substances to the Texas Controlled Substances Act and regulating kratom and kratom products; increasing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

TX SB517

Relating to gambling criminal offenses and a defense to prosecution for a gambling offense; increasing criminal penalties.

TX HB1160

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those employees or agents; increasing criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses relating to interference with public duties.

TX HB270

Relating to disasters, including the regulation of social media platforms, disaster relief organizations, and disaster volunteers; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee.

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