HB 1240

relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 2056.002(e)(3), Government Code, is
(3)  "Texas-Mexico border region" means the area
consisting of the counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar,
Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval,
Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg,
Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle,
Live Oak, Loving, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, McMullen, Medina,
Menard, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, San
Patricio, Starr, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward,
Webb, Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala.
SECTION 2.  Section 61.0821(a), Education Code, is amended
(a)  In this section, "border region" has the meaning
assigned to "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002,
Government Code [means the area composed of the counties of
Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett,
Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo,
Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble,
Kinney, Kleberg, Live Oak, La Salle, Maverick, McMullen, Medina,
Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Starr, Sutton,
Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and Zavala].
SECTION 3.  Section 61.506(b), Education Code, is amended to
(b)  Each of the pilot programs must provide services to an
economically depressed or rural medically underserved area of the
state.  One pilot program must be located in an urban area, one
pilot program must be located in a rural area, and the remaining
pilot program or programs must be located in the Texas-Mexico
border region as defined by Section 2056.002 [481.001], Government
SECTION 4.  Section 772.0071(a)(2), Government Code, is
(2)  "Border region" has the meaning assigned to
"Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002 [means the portion
of this state that is located in a county that:
[(A)  is adjacent to an international border;
[(B)  is adjacent to a county described by
[(C)  is served by a prosecuting attorney whose
jurisdiction includes a county described by Paragraph (A) or (B)].
SECTION 5.  Section 772.011(d), Government Code, is amended
(d)  In this section, "border region" has the meaning
assigned to "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002 [means
the portion of this state located within 100 kilometers of this
SECTION 6.  Section 772.051, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as
(1)  "Border crime" has [and "border region" have] the
meaning [meanings] assigned by Section 772.0071.
(2-a) "Border region" has the meaning assigned to
"Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002.
SECTION 7.  Section 120.001(1), Health and Safety Code, is
(1)  "Border region" has the meaning assigned to
"Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002, Government Code
[means the area consisting of the counties immediately adjacent to
the international boundary between the United States and Mexico].
SECTION 8.  Section 201.109(b), Transportation Code, is
(b)  In carrying out this section, the commission shall
(1)  maximizing the generation of revenue from existing
assets of the department, including real estate;
(2)  increasing the role of the private sector and
public-private projects in the leasing of real estate and other
assets in the development of highway projects;
(3)  setting and attempting to meet annual revenue
(4)  reporting on the progress in meeting revenue
enhancement goals in the department's annual report;
(5)  contracting for an independent audit of the
department's management and business operations in 2007 and each
(6)  developing a cost-benefit analysis between the use
of local materials previously incorporated into roadways versus use
of materials blended or transported from other sources; and
(7)  increasing private investment in the
transportation infrastructure, including the acquisition of
causeways, bridges, tunnels, turnpikes, or other transportation
facilities, in the Texas-Mexico border region, as defined by
Section 2056.002, Government Code [including the counties of
Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett,
Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo,
Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble,
Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina,
Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Starr, Sutton,
Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and Zavala].
SECTION 9.  Section 6.112(a), Water Code, is amended to read
(a)  In this section, "border region" has the meaning
assigned to "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002,
Government Code [means the portion of this state located within 100
kilometers of this state's international border].
SECTION 10.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2026.