DPS troopers required to work 50 hours a week in new bill

[TexasTowelie]

A state subcommittee held out on sending House Bill 11, the sweeping border security legislation, to the Senate Monday so legislators could determine who will have oversight over the bill’s implementation, lawmakers said.

The subcommittee — consisting of state Sens. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury; Bob Hall, R-Edgewood; and Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville — left the bill pending, meaning they could pass it on to the Senate the next time they consider it. A date hasn’t been set yet, but the last day to consider bills is June 1.

Who will oversee the measures outlined in the bill — most notably, a law enforcement intelligence center in Hidalgo County, 50-hour work weeks for Department of Public Safety troopers and a provision for human smuggling — is still up in the air.

The HB 11 version the House passed in March created an operations oversight committee of five senators, five representatives and one governor-appointed member. Members would give progress reports to the Legislature to “ensure transparency,” according to the bill’s language.

Read more: http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/legislators-still-deciding-who-will-oversee-border-security-measures/article_46b8b4e6-fdb8-11e4-9adf-eb598af4a497.html

[GP6971]

1. Transparency, my ass. n/t

[DhhD]

2. The legislature is hiding because the funds to pay for the extra time is being moved from TXDoT

funding to the DPS for border work. The new generation Mexican drug cartels and the Mexican Army are at war. In some earlier replies on Texas Group, I was concerned that a small part of the presence of Jade Helm 15, could be to train the DPS after their 8 hour workday or on the weekends.