By: Guillen H.B. No. 1240       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border   region.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2056.002(e)(3), Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (3)  "Texas-Mexico border region" means the area   consisting of the counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar,   Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval,   Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg,   Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle,   Live Oak, Loving, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, McMullen, Medina,   Menard, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, San   Patricio, Starr, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward,   Webb, Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala.          SECTION 2.  Section 61.0821(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  In this section, "border region" has the meaning   assigned to "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002,   Government Code [means the area composed of the counties of   Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett,   Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo,   Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble,   Kinney, Kleberg, Live Oak, La Salle, Maverick, McMullen, Medina,   Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Starr, Sutton,   Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and Zavala].          SECTION 3.  Section 61.506(b), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  Each of the pilot programs must provide services to an   economically depressed or rural medically underserved area of the   state.  One pilot program must be located in an urban area, one   pilot program must be located in a rural area, and the remaining   pilot program or programs must be located in the Texas-Mexico   border region as defined by Section 2056.002 [481.001], Government   Code.          SECTION 4.  Section 772.011(d), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (d)  In this section, "border region" has the meaning   assigned to "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002 [means   the portion of this state located within 100 kilometers of this   state's international border].          SECTION 5.  Section 120.001(1), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (1)  "Border region" has the meaning assigned to   "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002, Government Code   [means the area consisting of the counties immediately adjacent to   the international boundary between the United States and Mexico].          SECTION 6.  Section 201.109(b), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  In carrying out this section, the commission shall   provide for:                (1)  maximizing the generation of revenue from existing   assets of the department, including real estate;                (2)  increasing the role of the private sector and   public-private projects in the leasing of real estate and other   assets in the development of highway projects;                (3)  setting and attempting to meet annual revenue   enhancement goals;                (4)  reporting on the progress in meeting revenue   enhancement goals in the department's annual report;                (5)  contracting for an independent audit of the   department's management and business operations in 2007 and each   12th year after 2007;                (6)  developing a cost-benefit analysis between the use   of local materials previously incorporated into roadways versus use   of materials blended or transported from other sources; and                (7)  increasing private investment in the   transportation infrastructure, including the acquisition of   causeways, bridges, tunnels, turnpikes, or other transportation   facilities, in the Texas-Mexico border region, as defined by   Section 2056.002, Government Code [including the counties of   Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett,   Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo,   Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble,   Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina,   Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Starr, Sutton,   Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and Zavala].          SECTION 7.  Section 6.112(a), Water Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (a)  In this section, "border region" has the meaning   assigned to "Texas-Mexico border region" by Section 2056.002,   Government Code [means the portion of this state located within 100   kilometers of this state's international border].          SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2026.