Monitoring the SessionSB 930
Died in committee
THE TEXT
…“the external auditor shall prepare and submit a report of the audit and recommendations for efficiency improvements”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill's only output is an audit report with recommendations, and any change to border spending waits for later action on that report. The caption honestly says it is an audit bill, so this is a low-grade instance.
Study, task force, commission, reportInitial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star and other border security programs.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
An outside auditor every two years. Output: a report with recommendations, posted online.
The bill orders an outside auditor, hired by the comptroller, to review Operation Lone Star and other state border security programs every two years. It touches the Department of Public Safety, which must pay for the audit from its current budget, along with the Texas Military Department and any agency that spends border security money. The Legislative Budget Board sets the audit's scope, and the auditor's report and recommendations go to state leaders and must be posted on the governor's and comptroller's websites.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4612 by Rep. Martinez Fischer (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 4612 by Rep. Martinez Fischer (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 Jan 27, 2025 and referred to the Senate Finance committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB930 · 2025-01-27
relating to efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star and other border security programs.
An outside auditor every two years. Output: a report with recommendations, posted online.
The bill orders an outside auditor, hired by the comptroller, to review Operation Lone Star and other state border security programs every two years. It touches the Department of Public Safety, which must pay for the audit from its current budget, along with the Texas Military Department and any agency that spends border security money. The Legislative Budget Board sets the audit's scope, and the auditor's report and recommendations go to state leaders and must be posted on the governor's and comptroller's websites.
[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 45%
THE TEXT
…“the external auditor shall prepare and submit a report of the audit and recommendations for efficiency improvements”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill's only output is an audit report with recommendations, and any change to border spending waits for later action on that report. The caption honestly says it is an audit bill, so this is a low-grade instance.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
GOVERNMENT GROWTH UNDER A CONSERVATIVE BANNER
THE TEXT
…“the comptroller shall select and contract with an external auditor to conduct the efficiency audit”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill requires the state to hire an outside auditor under contract every two years to review border security spending.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Martinez Fischer, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 22, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star and other border security programs.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Jan 27, 2025
02/13/2025 S Referred to Finance
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 · Finance · Final status: Died in committee
HB 1994 by Martinez Fischer (identical)
Governor
Law Enforcement
State Finances--Management & Control
AUDITS & AUDITORS
BORDER
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 460 words
By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 930 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to efficiency audits of Operation Lone Star and other border security programs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.056 to read as follows: Sec. 411.056. EFFICIENCY AUDIT. (a) For purposes of this section, "efficiency audit" means an investigation of the implementation and administration of Operation Lone Star and other border security programs to examine fiscal management, efficiency of the use of resources, and the effectiveness of state efforts in achieving the border security goals of this state. (b) In 2024 and every second year after that year, an external auditor selected under Subsection (e) shall conduct the efficiency audit required by this section. (c) The department shall pay the costs associated with an efficiency audit required under this section using existing resources. (d) The comptroller shall ensure that the external auditor conducts the efficiency audit in accordance with the requirements of this section. (e) Not later than March 1 of the year in which an efficiency audit is required under this section, the comptroller shall select and contract with an external auditor to conduct the efficiency audit. (f) The external auditor shall be independent and not subject to direction from: (1) the department; (2) the Texas Military Department; or (3) any other state agency subject to evaluation by the auditor for purposes of this section or that receives or spends money under the programs described by Subsection (a). (g) The external auditor shall complete the audit not later than the 90th day after the date the auditor is selected. (h) The Legislative Budget Board shall establish the scope of the efficiency audit and determine the areas of investigation for the audit, including: (1) reviewing the resources dedicated to a program described by Subsection (a) to determine whether those resources: (A) are being used effectively and efficiently to achieve desired program outcomes, including securing the border; and (B) are not being used for purposes other than the intended goals of the applicable program; (2) identifying cost savings or reallocations of resources; and (3) reviewing governmental contracts and grants made related to border security programs. (i) Not later than November 1 of the year an efficiency audit is conducted, the external auditor shall prepare and submit a report of the audit and recommendations for efficiency improvements to the governor, the Legislative Budget Board, the state auditor, the comptroller, and the chairs of the house appropriations committee and the senate finance committee. The governor and the comptroller shall publish the report, recommendations, and full audit on the governor's and the comptroller's Internet websites. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.