§ 411.558 — RULES.

Texas § 411.558

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code GV: Government Code

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Sec. 411.558. RULES. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
Subchapter S, consisting of Secs. 411.551 to 411.563, was added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36 ), Sec. 2.
For another Subchapter S, consisting of Secs. 411.551 to 411.558, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 881 (S.B. 2514 ), Sec. 1, see Sec. 411.551 et seq., post.
SUBCHAPTER S. HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION
Sec. 411.551. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Chief" means the chief of the division appointed under Section 411.552 .
(2) "Division" means the Homeland Security Division of the department established under this subchapter.
(3) "Local government" means any municipality, county, special-purpose district or authority, or other political subdivision of this state.
(4) "State agency" means a board, commission, council, committee, department, office, agency, or other governmental entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government. The term includes an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code.
Sec. 411.552. HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION; CHIEF. (a) The Homeland Security Division is established in the department to lead multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional, and public-private efforts to enhance law enforcement initiatives and operations in support of homeland security objectives in this state.
(b) The director shall appoint the chief with the consent of the commission.
(c) The chief acts as the chief administrative officer of the division and is under the supervision and direction of the director, and to the extent the director determines, a deputy director of the department.
Sec. 411.553. DEPUTY CHIEFS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES; DELEGATION. (a) The chief may employ deputy chiefs and other employees as necessary to perform the duties or exercise the powers of the division or perform any duty or exercise any power of the department assigned to the division.
(b) The chief may delegate any power or duty assigned to the division or chief unless prohibited by statute or rule.
Sec. 411.554. BORDER SECURITY: PLANNING AND COORDINATION. (a) The division shall, in collaboration with any other person who by law performs similar duties:
(1) provide the strategic and operational planning for border security operations of this state; and
(2) support the border security operations of this state by coordinating the law enforcement efforts of federal and state agencies, local governments, and private organizations and by ensuring clarity and alignment on the law enforcement priorities and responsibilities of each stakeholder.
(b) The division shall assist as necessary the department, including each department region, with the department's tactical planning of border security operations. The division shall produce intelligence and similar reports as necessary to provide the assistance required by this subsection.
Sec. 411.555. BORDER SECURITY: INTELLIGENCE. (a) The division shall coordinate the collection, dissemination, and analysis of intelligence for this state's border security operations and shall operate intelligence centers dedicated to this purpose.
(b) The division shall establish policies and procedures relating to the collection and management of intelligence, including establishing collection priorities and assigning the management responsibilities, for state agencies, local governments, and any private organizations participating in border security operations.
(c) With respect to the border security operations of this state, the division shall analyze and assess collected intelligence to produce information bulletins and other similar reports considered advisable.
(d) The division shall manage the program for the installation and monitoring of cameras and surveillance equipment along the Texas-Mexico border, known as Operation Drawbridge.
Sec. 411.556. HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS. (a) The division shall, in collaboration with any other person who by law performs similar duties:
(1) regularly develop a comprehensive homeland security strategic plan for this state;
(2) plan and facilitate homeland security exercises in coordination with the Texas Division of Emergency Management and other state agencies, federal agencies, local governments, and any participating private organizations;
(3) develop operational and tactical plans for significant law enforcement emergencies or contingencies, including assisting each department region with developing plans specific to the needs of that region;
(4) conduct assessments of:
(A) the risks and hazards posed to this state by criminal actors and organizations; and
(B) the capabilities of state and local stakeholders to respond to the occurrence of those risks and hazards, including by coordinating the annual completion by state agencies and local governments of the following federal assessments:
(i) the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment; and
(ii) the Stakeholder Preparedness Review;
(5) establish programs for regular outreach to and information sharing among public and private organizations regarding threats by criminal actors and organizations, including:
(A) coordinating the Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program and similar programs; and
(B) ensuring private industry organizations are aware of:
(i) criminal threats to critical infrastructure, such as espionage and sabotage operations;
(ii) best practices for protecting critical infrastructure from criminal actors and organizations; and
(iii) available law enforcement resources to assist in protecting critical infrastructure from criminal actors and organizations and responding to those threats; and
(6) assist state agencies and local governments in complying with restrictions under federal law on commerce with certain entities, including any entity:
(A) listed in Supplement No. 4 to 15 C.F.R. Part 744;
(B) identified as a Chinese military company by the United States Secretary of Defense in accordance with Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283); or
(C) restricted under any similar sanction program under federal law.
(b) The division shall develop any additional assessment for risks and hazards posed by criminal actors and organizations the division considers necessary and include in the strategic plan required by Subsection (a)(1) recommendations to mitigate those risks and hazards.
(c) The division may administer, or assist the department in administering, an internship program for students and other interested persons to participate in the operations of the division, or the department, as appropriate.
Sec. 411.557. PLANNING FOR PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) The division shall coordinate multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional, and public-private efforts to protect the critical infrastructure in this state from criminal actors and organizations. Within the 16 critical infrastructure sectors identified by National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (NSM-22) issued by the president of the United States, the division shall prioritize the division's efforts in ensuring the physical protection of critical infrastructure in the following sectors:
(1) energy;
(2) communications;
(3) transportation systems; and
(4) water and wastewater systems.
(b) With respect to potential threats to the critical infrastructure in this state, the division may analyze and assess collected intelligence to produce information bulletins and other similar reports considered advisable.
(c) The division shall develop a system to identify and categorize critical infrastructure in this state for the purpose of facilitating initiatives to protect the critical infrastructure from criminal actors and organizations, including for facilitating any risk assessment of critical infrastructure assets or systems in this state and identifying any dependency or interdependency among those assets or systems.
(d) The division shall conduct exercises to enhance public-private coordination in protecting the critical infrastructure of this state from criminal actors and organizations.
(e) During any disaster, as that term is defined by Section 418.004 , the division shall provide support to the state operations center described by Section 418.041 (e).
Sec. 411.558. INFRASTRUCTURE LIAISON OFFICER PROGRAM. (a) The division shall operate a program to train volunteers from public and private organizations to:
(1) collect or receive intelligence information related to threats to critical infrastructure; and
(2) properly identify threats to critical infrastructure and report those threats to the department.
(b) The division may set reasonable eligibility requirements for the program.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 881 (S.B. 2514 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.