Relating to the authority of a defense base development authority to employ and commission peace officers.

HB 3248 allows defense base development authorities in Texas to hire and commission peace officers for security at their facilities. The bill directly affects these authorities and their security personnel by granting them legal authority to prevent crimes related to port functions, facilities, and operations on property they own or control. Key provisions include defining these officers' jurisdiction over authority property and giving them the same enforcement powers under Chapter 14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as other peace officers. This amendment updates existing law to explicitly include defense base security personnel in the state's list of authorized peace officers.