Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 753.154: ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Where this section sits in the code

GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 7. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
CHAPTER 753. IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CERTAIN SHERIFFS AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER D. REPORTING AND ENFORCEMENT

(a) The attorney general may bring an action against a sheriff who fails to comply with this chapter in a district court for appropriate equitable relief.

(b) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief under Subsection (a), including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.

(c) An action brought against a sheriff under this section must be brought in a district court for the county served by the sheriff.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1124 (S.B. 8), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2026.

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