Urging Congress to enhance coordination among federal, state, and local authorities in the deployment of C-UAS technologies for border security.

HCR 98 is a Texas concurrent resolution urging Congress to improve coordination between federal, state, and local authorities in deploying Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) for border security. It highlights that current federal law restricts C-UAS operations to four departments (Homeland Security, Justice, Defense, Energy), preventing states from conducting drone detection or mitigation despite border threats. The resolution requests Congress establish joint training, information-sharing protocols, and funding mechanisms to enable state/local participation in C-UAS efforts, referencing FBI support and related federal proposals like H.R.8610. As a non-binding resolution, it does not change laws but formally advocates for enhanced federal-state collaboration.