HB5602 - Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to use public money to provide legal services for individuals unlawfully present in the United States.

      By: Troxclair H.B. No. 5602       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of a political subdivision to use public   money to provide legal services for individuals unlawfully present   in the United States.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Section 140.014 to read as follows:           Sec.   140.014.     PROHIBITION ON USE OF PUBLIC MONEY TO PROVIDE   LEGAL SERVICES FOR UNLAWFULLY PRESENT INDIVIDUALS. Unless required   by the United States Constitution, a political subdivision may not:                 (1)     use public money to provide legal services for an   individual who is unlawfully present in the United States according   to the terms of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8   U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.); or                 (2)     provide public money to a person to be used to   directly or indirectly provide legal services for an individual   described by Subdivision (1).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.