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5 Democrat priorities to watch in Texas: Marijuana push, red flag laws and Medicaid expansion

By CP Staff

5. Ban construction of border security measures on state park lands

Under House Bill 111, filed by state Rep. Eddie Morales Jr., D-Eagle Pass, Texas governmental entities would be prohibited from entering leases or agreements to install walls, fences or other physical border barriers on state park property.

While the bill responds to federal plans for barriers and related infrastructure near Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park, it would not block purely federal projects that require no state agreement.

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