AG Pax­ton Noti­fies Sec­re­tary May­orkas of Texas Law Grant­i­ng Increased Author­i­ty to Bor­der Patrol

Senate Bill 602, passed by the 88th Texas Legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, empowers Border Patrol agents to enforce state felony offenses if the incident occurs at a port of entry or border patrol traffic checkpoint and is incidental to detainment under federal law.