Border Security and Immigration
240. State Self-Defense
We urge the Texas Legislature to invoke Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3, of the United States Constitution, also known as the “state self-defense clause,” which asserts that under an active invasion (as defined or declared by the Governor of the State or Texas Legislature), the sovereign state of Texas has the authority and duty to defend Texas citizens, by any and all appropriate measures, against “imminent danger” without delay. Texas shall take these measures as a sovereign state when it determines it is necessary to defend its territory from such assaults. We call for the Texas Legislature to create a Border Protection Unit with the authority to repel illegal crossings and deport apprehended illegal aliens. We must immediately equip the Texas Military Department with the necessary tools and authority to serve and protect our Texas territory and citizens.
