SB 134

bill ordering every Texas city and county into 287(g) agreements

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 agreements between municipalities and counties and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The attorney general can sue holdouts in Travis County.

The bill orders every Texas city and county to ask U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a 287(g) agreement, and to sign one when it is offered, so local officers and employees can enforce federal immigration law. The attorney general can sue a city or county that does not comply in a Travis County court and recover legal costs. A city or county that a court finally finds out of compliance loses state grant money for the next state fiscal year, under rules the comptroller writes.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1881 by Rep. Schatzline (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1881 by Rep. Schatzline (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB134 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Sen. Bob HallRSenate 2

ITEM

relating to agreements between municipalities and counties and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

WHAT IT DOES

The attorney general can sue holdouts in Travis County.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Nov 12, 2024Filed
Feb 3, 2025Read first time
Feb 3, 2025Referred to State Affairs

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bob Hall

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$135K Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$116K Bryan Hughes Campaign$100K

Not tied to this bill.

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 Oct 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$135,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$135,000.00

Cash: $129,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $135,000.00

polling $6,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Report IDs: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$116,000.00

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$116,000.00

Cash: $110,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $116,000.00

polling $6,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 5, 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.

Report IDs: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.

Bryan Hughes Campaign$100,000.00

Bryan Hughes Campaign

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 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.

Report IDs: 101073278.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$135,000.00

Cash: $129,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $135,000.00

polling $6,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Report IDs: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$116,000.00

Cash: $110,000.00
Paid by others: $6,000.00
Total: $116,000.00

polling $6,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 5, 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.

Report IDs: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.

Bryan Hughes Campaign

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 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.

Report IDs: 101073278.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 1881

by Rep. Schatzline, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 7, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to agreements between counties and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024

02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 2390 by Kerwin (identical)

Subjects

Aliens

City Government--General

Civil Remedies & Liabilities

County Government--General

State Finances--Management & Control

FEDERAL RELATIONS

IMMIGRATION LAW

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, US

Text

The text as introduced · 381 words

89R2445 MP-D

By: Hall
S.B. No. 134

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to agreements between municipalities and counties and

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce

federal immigration law.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 370, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Section 370.010 to read as follows:

Sec. 370.010. IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS;

INJUNCTION; DENIAL OF STATE GRANT FUNDS. (a) The governing body of

each municipality and the commissioners court of each county shall

request and, as offered, enter into a written agreement with United

States Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Section 287(g),

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1357), to

authorize officers and employees of the municipality or county to

enforce federal immigration law.

(b) An agreement entered into under this section must

include the scope, duration, and limitations of the authority.

(c) The attorney general may bring an action against a

municipality or county that fails to comply with Subsection (a) in a

district court in Travis County for appropriate injunctive relief.

(d) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses

incurred in obtaining relief under Subsection (c), including court

costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness

fees, and deposition costs.

(e) A municipality or county may not receive state grant

funds, and state grant funds for the municipality or county shall be

denied, for the state fiscal year following the year in which a

final judicial determination in an action brought under Subsection

(c) is made that the municipality or county has failed to comply

with Subsection (a).

(f) The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement

Subsection (e) uniformly among the state agencies from which state

grant funds are distributed to a municipality or county.

SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the governing body of each municipality and the

commissioners court of each county shall comply with Section

370.010, Local Government Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.