HB 180 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to border protection agreements between this state and the United Mexican States.

HB 180 authorizes the Texas governor to negotiate and implement border protection agreements with the United Mexican States (Mexico) to enhance Texas's ability to secure its borders. The bill establishes a legal framework allowing the governor to appoint coordinators who will work with Mexican authorities to develop these agreements, subject to Texas state laws governing employees. This legislation directly affects Texas citizens by strengthening border security measures and Mexican authorities through formal coordination mechanisms. The bill does not alter immigration laws but creates a structured process for cross-border collaboration on border protection.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action May 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 7, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up, removing extraneous metadata and page numbers while preserving the core legislative content. The substantive policy provisions regarding border protection agreements between Texas and Mexico remain unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and cleanup of the document structure.
TECHNICAL

Removed metadata headers, page numbers, and extraneous text that were not part of the actual bill content

Added a header line indicating this is the Engrossed version of HB 180

Reorganized the document structure to remove line numbers and formatting artifacts while maintaining all legislative text

Floor votes · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

11521
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 147
May 6, 2025
D Democratic60
30 Yea 20 Nay 10
50% Yea
R Republican87
85 Yea 1 Nay 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
14
Committee
12
Amendments
2
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Border Security
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 6, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (115-21-11)
house
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on State-Federal Relations by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors