HB 5328
Talarico Border Bill Orders X-Ray Scanners For Commercial Trucks
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the installation of advanced x-ray inspection technology systems at certain Texas-Mexico border crossings.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
DPS installs them at crossings TxDOT picks. No deadline, no funding.
The bill orders the Department of Public Safety, working with the Texas Department of Transportation, to install non-intrusive x-ray scanners at Texas-Mexico border crossings to inspect commercial trucks. It touches both state agencies, trucking companies crossing the border, and federal agencies, since the state must coordinate its installs with similar federal systems. State-run scanning equipment would go up at the crossings TxDOT picks, starting from a September 1, 2025 effective date, though the bill sets no deadline and no funding.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB5328 · 2025-03-14
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ITEM
relating to the installation of advanced x-ray inspection technology systems at certain Texas-Mexico border crossings.
WHAT IT DOES
DPS installs them at crossings TxDOT picks. No deadline, no funding.
The bill orders the Department of Public Safety, working with the Texas Department of Transportation, to install non-intrusive x-ray scanners at Texas-Mexico border crossings to inspect commercial trucks. It touches both state agencies, trucking companies crossing the border, and federal agencies, since the state must coordinate its installs with similar federal systems. State-run scanning equipment would go up at the crossings TxDOT picks, starting from a September 1, 2025 effective date, though the bill sets no deadline and no funding.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“shall install advanced x-ray inspection technology systems that are non-intrusive at Texas-Mexico international border crossings to inspect commercial motor vehicles”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill requires the state police agency to deploy x-ray scanning equipment on commercial vehicles at border crossings, coordinated with federal systems.
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Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 9, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Science & Technology
Transportation--Miscellaneous
BORDER
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Text
The text as introduced · 160 words
89R16286 CXP-D By: Talarico H.B. No. 5328 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the installation of advanced x-ray inspection technology systems at certain Texas-Mexico border crossings. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.02091 to read as follows: Sec. 411.02091. ADVANCED X-RAY INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AT INTERNATIONAL BORDER CROSSINGS. (a) The department, in collaboration with the Texas Department of Transportation, shall install advanced x-ray inspection technology systems that are non-intrusive at Texas-Mexico international border crossings to inspect commercial motor vehicles, as determined by the Texas Department of Transportation, in order to ensure safe, efficient, and streamlined commercial motor vehicle connectivity. (b) The department shall coordinate the installation of inspection technology systems described by Subsection (a) with the installation of similar technology systems by federal agencies as necessary to implement this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.