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• not limited to the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers, the Texas Farm Bureau, the Texas Cattle Feeders
• of Texas?
• in Texas, uh... in this area as well as over the border in Texas, uh, roughly the beginning of February
• border.
• Bottom line, not just to me in the county, not just to me on the border, but to the whole state of Texas

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Help us secure our border because border security is national security.
• Help us secure our border because border security is national security.
• Help us secure our border because border security is national security.
• securing our border in this bill, too. securing our border in this bill, too.
• we have to secure our border. we have to secure our border.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Senate Committee on Border Security will now come to order. Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.
• My name is Steven Deeble, and I serve as first vice president of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
• Many properties along the southern border are managed by lessees.
• , especially, uh, uh, along the border from the river and the valley.
• Is there any other business come before the Senate Committee on Border Security?

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• Many of us share concerns about border security.
• So, working together in a cooperative fashion on border security and national security, we're all for
• How about border security? I've been here since 2013.
• A crisis that relates to our border security.
• But again, we open up the border. The administration needs... The funding to secure the border.

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• First, we've deployed over 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and the three border
• And so, as it was mentioned earlier, the sheer number of traps that are along the Texas border and in
• , is... ...is still paramount, especially our producers in and around the border, certainly in Texas,
• Just to bring you up to date on the surveillance efforts along the Texas-Mexico border, we do have the
• While no screwworms have been detected within Texas borders yet, the proximity does demand that we're

Summary: The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border. USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later. Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production. Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.

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• Now, I'm from Texas, and Texas being a border state, we are the hot spot for human trafficking.
• will be impeaching Homeland Security will be impeaching Homeland Security Secretary<00:32:07.679
• No tax on social security. No tax on tips. No tax on overtime. No tax on social security.
• In conclusion, tax on social security.
• <05:42:32.320> needs, national defense and security needs, national defense and security needs

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Security Act, excluding claims from proportions of responsibility under the Chapter 33 of the Texas
• Security, referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs.
• HB 1994 by Martinez Fisher relating to efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star and other border security
• Commission on the Border Security and Illegal Immigration.
• By Vaughn and willing to the creation of the Texas Future Fund, the Texas Future Fund Investment Review

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• So, DJ is Texas strong.
• HB 5068 by Romero, relating to the creation of a Texas conditional driver's permit, provisional Texas
• HB 5246 by Bonin relates to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Agency, the Texas
• border crossings and is referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans
• security additives and the.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• > his border security seriously including his border security seriously including his threat<00
• strengthen border security it is time strengthen border security it is time the<00:41:33.560>
• border patrol agents Texas thousands of border patrol agents Texas state<07:10:43.638> troopers
• Over the past couple of years, especially as Texas has taken action to secure its border, fewer illegal
• We will secure our border.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• HB 247 by Guillen, relating to the taxation of border security infrastructure. Mr.
• border security infrastructure was installed on or near their property.
• Members, Texas agriculture is the future of Texas.
• Members, this codifies the authority of the governor to establish cross-border security agreements to
• Members, this codifies the authority of the governor to establish cross-border security agreements to

Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation and pledges, received Senate messages, and adopted several procedural motions allowing committees to meet during the session and postponing or scheduling certain committee hearings. Members also observed a memorial recognition for Wood County Deputy Sheriff Melissa Pollard, who died in the line of duty, and adopted a resolution honoring her service. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 897 recognizing May 6, 2025 as Golf Day in Texas and House Resolution 1063 recognizing Dallas Housing Coalition Advocacy Day; additional recognitions highlighted Mental Health Awareness Month and tardive dyskinesia awareness, The Woodlands’ 50th anniversary, Alzheimer’s advocacy, student athlete Gator Young, an intern in Rep. Leo-Wilson’s office, and educator Jessica Lopez. The House spent much of the day on third-reading consideration of a long calendar of bills. Among the measures passed were HB 24 on zoning protest procedures, HB 3800 creating a health care workforce advisory board, HB 42 on higher education appropriations, HB 129 restricting contracts with foreign adversary companies, HB 677 on county elections administrator political activity, HB 668 on license-to-carry renewal procedures, HB 2128 directing a rural firefighting study, HB 2038 expanding physician licensing options, HB 2316 on election result reporting, HB 3686 on retired peace officer ID cards, HB 2563 creating a prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool, HB 1160 increasing penalties for assaults on utility workers, HB 3883 on major events funding, HB 2788 protecting fraud-detection information, HB 2663 on inactive well plugging extensions, HB 3305 extending a county health provider participation program, HB 3474 on pension reporting, HB 1105 expanding tuition exemptions for certain paramedics, HB 3490 on closed meetings with internal auditors, HB 3597 on child care facility notice thresholds, HB 1295 on health literacy planning, HB 3512 on AI training for government employees, HB 3783 on court-ordered counseling, HB 2017 on intoxication manslaughter penalties, HB 3010 on rural disaster recovery, HB 3112 on cybersecurity-related public information and meetings, HB 4215 on delivery network companies, HB 3223 on construction claims limitation periods, HB 3464 on controlled substances in correctional facilities, HB 3120 on residential child detention facilities, HB 4214 on public information, HB 481 on trade secret sealing, HB 4783 on opioid antagonist program reporting, HB 4063 on unilateral memoranda of contract, HB 2783 on county employee deferred compensation, HB 5085 on seed banks, HB 2510 on assisted living facility operations, HB 3426 on digital driver’s licenses, HB 4361 on emergency notifications at higher education institutions, HB 1169 on oil and gas infrastructure protection, HB 2516 on Medicare supplement eligibility for Texans under 65, HB 3560 on hospital staff background checks, HB 3860 on occupational licenses for inmates, HB 3146 on SOAH hearings, HB 184 on loan repayment for border prosecution attorneys, HB 198 on firefighter cancer screenings, HB 247 on border security infrastructure taxation, HB 367 on excused absences for students with severe illnesses, HB 449 on deepfake sexually explicit images, HB 1778 on human trafficking and related offenses, HB 514 on maternal health workforce outreach, HB 632 on pharmacy regulation, HB 2582 on victim parole information, HB 766 on precinct chair ballot applications, HB 2715 on suspension/removal of officials, HB 2712 on water and sewer utility test years, HB 3069 on transmission projects, HB 3505 on health provider participation districts, HB 1269 on plant disease and pest prevention grants, HB 4224 on access to health care records, HB 5032 on historical documents in the Capitol complex, HB 2240 on void marriages, HB 5180 on diploma designation, HB 3348 on health provider participation programs, HB 4668 on PUC authority to retain assistance, HB 4665 on child care training providers, HB 3395 on beneficiary designation for manufactured homes, HB 3157 on interim electric utility rates, HB 4395 on electronic submission of public securities records, HB 4325 on bribery civil penalties, HB 4386 on annuity replacement transactions, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud-related unlawful acts, HB 2760 on judicial review of unemployment decisions, HB 2820 on charitable bingo operating capital, HB 1828 on legislative leave for correctional officers, and a series of Senate bills including SB 2349, SB 1268, SB 610, SB 1577, SB 1369, SB 2032, SB 1057, SB 1044, SB 922, SB 1759, SB 1143, SB 1506, SB 1403, SB 2361, SB 870, SB 372, and SB 72. Several bills drew debate or amendments, including HB 24, where a germane point of order was sustained against an amendment, and HB 198, HB 3348, and SB 2361, which were amended before passage. Most measures passed by wide margins, though some drew notable opposition, including HB 3883, HB 514, HB 1295, HB 184, SB 1143, and others. The House also postponed further consideration of HB 4700 until the end of the day and HB 24 until 1 p.m., and it granted permission for committees to meet during the House session and for the Calendars Committee to meet that morning.

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• <00:50:24.240> secure madness and making our border secure madness and making our border secure
• secures the border with reinforcement secures the border with reinforcement measures<02:13:14.840
• our border supporting better by securing our border supporting our<04:47:22.280> economy<04:47
• <05:07:32.360> securing other aspects of this um border securing other aspects of this um
• border securing our<05:07:32.878> border<05:07:33.160> bolstering<05:07:33.638> our<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Senate Bill 29 relating to certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water
• Senate Bill 36 by Parker relating to the Homeland Security activities of certain entities to Border Security
• Senate Bill 2058 by Parker relating to certain duties of the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher
• interests of Texas and the United States to Economic Development.
• at the border to Border Security.

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• Burdensome regulations, strengthening our nation's border security, and getting our fiscal house back
• We made long-overdue investments in our nation's border security by funding the completion of the border
• Despite inheriting one of the most secure borders in American history, President Biden relaxed border
• Despite inheriting one of the most secure borders in American history, President Biden relaxed border
• Despite inheriting one of the most secure borders in American history, President Biden relaxed border

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• To further secure our border and fight drug trafficking, the fiscal year 2026 NDAA fully funds the establishment
• border<02:23:42.880> and<02:23:43.200> fight To further secure our border and fight
• To further secure our border and fight drug<02:23:43.760> trafficking,<02:23:44.240> the
• It secures America's borders and improves the quality of life of our service members.
• Jackson of Texas. >> Gentleman from Texas is recognized. >> Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• How can the border... ...institutions, Texas Tech, UTEP, Laredo, and the Valley, collaborate to ensure
• You know, it's home to NSA Texas, which is the largest national security agency operation outside of
• Texas.
• area, maybe not the entire border region but the entire South Texas area.
• To the citizens of the state, in particular, the rural and border regions of Texas, as well as provide

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Moreno in South Texas to participate in a ride-along, hear from Border Patrol agents, and experience
• This bill is also going to increase border security and restore fiscal sanity back to the greatest country
• From a more secure border to stronger domestic energy resources to more efficient federal programs to
• From a more secure border to want.
• From a more secure border to stronger<08:50:30.638> domestic<08:50:31.040> energy<08:50

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Border, as you can see from your field trip today.
• -Mexico border is in Santa Teresa.
• -Mexico border.
• -Mexico border and beyond.
• One of the issues is that we are on the border here, with Texas just across the river, or right across

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• Texas.”
• We can secure the border if we want to.
• needs to be secure.
• needs to be secure.
• We all agree we must secure our borders.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and adoption of the special order report for the day. The chamber then moved into a special-order agenda focused almost entirely on immigration-related measures, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. The memorial was adopted 85-27 after brief debate, with supporters arguing Florida should help maximize federal immigration enforcement and opponents saying Congress, not the state, should fix immigration policy. The House next took up Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses for illegal entry and reentry by adult unauthorized aliens and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members debated constitutional concerns, due process, racial profiling, fiscal impacts, and whether the bill intruded on federal immigration authority. Several amendments were offered and defeated, including proposals to extend protections to Venezuelans with TPS, to remove the mandatory death penalty, to protect certain long-term immigrant workers and teachers, to expand exemptions for Haitians and humanitarian parole recipients, and to create a task force on best practices for immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive locations. A final amendment to strip the bill as unconstitutional was also rejected. The bill then passed 85-29. The final measure discussed was Senate Bill 2C, which creates a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establishes grants and incentive bonuses for local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities, repeals the fee waiver for undocumented students beginning July 1, 2025, and appropriates more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as a broad enforcement package, while questions from members focused on the impact on current students who receive in-state tuition and whether the bill would remove incentives for those already enrolled. The transcript ends during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• The record of Republicans in standing for border security, national security, and the rule of law is
• > security,<04:38:37.119> national standing for border security, national standing for
• border security, national security,<04:38:38.480> and<04:38:38.639> the<04:38:38.879>
• Democrats secure our nation's border.
• And as of securing our nation's borders.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Secretary of Homeland Security urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance
• Texas.
• We can secure the border if we want to, and the way to start is by putting the measures in place to do
• needs to be secure.
• We all agree we must secure our borders.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, quorum call, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Rules and Ethics Committee special order report for February 13, 2025 was adopted, setting the day’s special order calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up immigration-related special order items, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C, which urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. Members debated federal immigration policy and state cooperation with DHS, and the memorial passed 85-27. The House next considered Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses related to unlawful entry and reentry into Florida and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, including Supremacy Clause, due process, and Eighth Amendment concerns, and several speakers argued it would create separate classes of people and invite litigation. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow or expand exemptions, including protections for Venezuelans on TPS, certain Haitian TPS and humanitarian parole recipients, undocumented people brought to Florida as children working in critical professions, and a proposal to delay action pending court rulings; all of those amendments were rejected. The bill passed 85-29. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 2C, which would create a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establish a local law enforcement immigration grant program and advisory council, repeal the undocumented-student fee waiver, and appropriate more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as supporting cooperation with federal immigration agencies and ending the in-state tuition incentive for undocumented students. Early questioning focused on the impact on “dreamers” and whether the bill would effectively raise their tuition costs; the sponsor said it removed the incentive of in-state tuition but did not bar attendance. The transcript cuts off during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.