SB 2453
Bill sets rules for naming border wall sections
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill text and removed it.
Reviewed · Nov 2, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland security for those purposes.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Names require a statute and must honor deceased victims of offenses by an alien.
The bill bars giving any part of a state-built border wall on state land a name unless a statute allows it, and lets a part carry a person's name only if that person is deceased and was the victim of an offense that the bill text says was "committed by a person who is an alien." It tells the Texas Facilities Commission to erect, repair and maintain memorial markers for named parts, but only after a gift, grant or donation covers the cost, and it lets the governor steer federal and state homeland security grant money to the commission for that work. The bill itself names nothing and requires no specific marker, so nothing goes up until a later statute or a donor acts.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the Senate Border Security committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2453 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland security for those purposes.
WHAT IT DOES
Names require a statute and must honor deceased victims of offenses by an alien.
The bill bars giving any part of a state-built border wall on state land a name unless a statute allows it, and lets a part carry a person's name only if that person is deceased and was the victim of an offense that the bill text says was "committed by a person who is an alien." It tells the Texas Facilities Commission to erect, repair and maintain memorial markers for named parts, but only after a gift, grant or donation covers the cost, and it lets the governor steer federal and state homeland security grant money to the commission for that work. The bill itself names nothing and requires no specific marker, so nothing goes up until a later statute or a donor acts.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Border Security
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Top donors to Texans for Kelly Hancock SPAC during his Senate service. Not tied to this bill.
Sources
Gifts to Texans for Kelly Hancock SPAC dated July 1, 2024 to June 18, 2025, while he served in the Senate.
Derived from itemized gifts. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing 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
Adversarial review by claude-fable-5-1 at high effort: Smells.
Analysis of text version I by claude-fable-5-1, Oct 21, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025
03/25/2025 S Referred to Border Security
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Border Security · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 5010 by Spiller (identical)
Subjects
Aliens
Intergovernmental Relations
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
State Finances--Management & Control
BORDER
FACILITIES COMMISSION, TEXAS
Text
The text as introduced · 367 words
89R13839 CXP-D By: Hancock S.B. No. 2453 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland security for those purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 421.072, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) The governor may allocate available federal and state grants and other funding related to homeland security to the Texas Facilities Commission for expenses incurred by the commission in designing, constructing, and maintaining memorial markers under Subchapter D, Chapter 2152. SECTION 2. Chapter 2152, Government Code, is amended by adding Subchapter D to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER D. NAMING OF INTERNATIONAL BORDER WALL Sec. 2152.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "alien" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.01, Penal Code. Sec. 2152.152. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to a border wall constructed by this state on land owned by this state on its international border with the United Mexican States. Sec. 2152.153. RESTRICTIONS ON NAMING BORDER WALL. (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a part of a border wall may not be designated by a name. (b) A part of a border wall may be designated by the name of a person only if the person is deceased and was a victim of a crime, including a border-related crime, committed by a person who is an alien. Sec. 2152.154. MEMORIAL MARKERS FOR NAMED PART OF BORDER WALL. (a) The commission shall erect each memorial marker required by this subchapter. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission may not design, construct, or erect a memorial marker unless a gift, grant, or donation of funds is made to the commission to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker. (c) The commission shall repair and replace each memorial marker required by this subchapter and maintain the grounds for the marker. (d) The commission may accept a gift, grant, or donation from any public or private source made to assist in financing the construction and maintenance of a memorial marker. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.