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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Introduced
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Engrossed
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May 7, 2025
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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.
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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and cleanup of the document structure.
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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
115–21
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 147
May 6, 2025
D
Democratic60
50% Yea
R
Republican87
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
P
Eddie Morales
DDemocratic
P
John McQueeney
RRepublican
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
Co
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Cody Harris
RRepublican
Co
David Spiller
RRepublican
Co
Keith Bell
RRepublican
Co
Richard Hayes
RRepublican
Co
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
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