88R13385 LRM-F     By: Guillen H.B. No. 3782       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to establishing the Border Security Advisory Council.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B-1, Chapter 421, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 421.0425 to read as follows:          Sec. 421.0425.  BORDER SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The   Border Security Advisory Council is a permanent special advisory   committee created to advise the governor or the governor's designee   on homeland security issues impacting the security of the   Texas-Mexico border and on streamlining statewide border security   activities and initiatives.          (b)  The council is composed of:                (1)  the executive head of or a designee from each of   the following:                      (A)  Department of Public Safety;                      (B)  Texas Military Department;                      (C)  Texas Division of Emergency Management;                      (D)  Parks and Wildlife Department;                      (E)  Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and                      (F)  Office of Court Administration of the Texas   Judicial System; and                (2)  other members as determined by the governor or the   governor's designee.          (c)  The council shall advise on:                (1)  coordinating agency goals and responsibilities   for border security efforts;                (2)  developing procedures for streamlining agency   decision-making; and                (3)  improving transparency of border security   operations.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.