The Texas Senate passed a bill that would establish a state version of the Department of Homeland Security.
Republican state Sen. Tan Parker’s Senate Bill 36 passed Thursday in a 26-4 vote. The bill would create a homeland security office in the state Department of Public Safety to address illegal immigration, crime, and other security concerns. It will now move to the House.
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