Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released the second half of his priority bills for the upper chamber on Thursday, and included on the list is a piece of legislation to enhance coordination and operations related to homeland security, border security, and critical infrastructure protection.
Senate Bill (SB) 36, authored by Sen. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound), proposes the establishment of a Homeland Security Division within the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) by centralizing various homeland security functions under a single division and transferring the management of key security operations, such as the Border Security Operations Center and the Joint Operations and Intelligence Centers, to this newly formed division.
