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  89R13839 CXP-D     By: Spiller H.B. No. 5010       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the memorial designation of certain portions of an   international border wall and the use of grants related to homeland   security for those purposes.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 421.072, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:           (d)     The governor may allocate available federal and state   grants and other funding related to homeland security to the Texas   Facilities Commission for expenses incurred by the commission in   designing, constructing, and maintaining memorial markers under   Subchapter D, Chapter 2152.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 2152, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter D to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER D. NAMING OF INTERNATIONAL BORDER WALL           Sec.   2152.151.     DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "alien" has   the meaning assigned by Section 51.01, Penal Code.           Sec.   2152.152.     APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This   subchapter applies only to a border wall constructed by this state   on land owned by this state on its international border with the   United Mexican States.           Sec.   2152.153.     RESTRICTIONS ON NAMING BORDER WALL. (a)   Except as otherwise provided by statute, a part of a border wall may   not be designated by a name.           (b)     A part of a border wall may be designated by the name of   a person only if the person is deceased and was a victim of a crime,   including a border-related crime, committed by a person who is an   alien.           Sec.   2152.154.     MEMORIAL MARKERS FOR NAMED PART OF BORDER   WALL. (a)   The commission shall erect each memorial marker required   by this subchapter.           (b)     Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission may not   design, construct, or erect a memorial marker unless a gift, grant,   or donation of funds is made to the commission to cover the cost of   the design, construction, and erection of the marker.           (c)     The commission shall repair and replace each memorial   marker required by this subchapter and maintain the grounds for the   marker.           (d)     The commission may accept a gift, grant, or donation   from any public or private source made to assist in financing the   construction and maintenance of a memorial marker.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.