TX HB1491

Requires every Texas county commissioners court to request and enter into a written agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, authorizing county officers and employees to enforce federal immigration law

Mandates that each agreement specify the scope, duration, and limitations of the county's immigration enforcement authority

Authorizes the Texas Attorney General to bring legal action in Travis County district court seeking injunctive relief against any county that fails to comply with the agreement requirement

Allows the Attorney General to recover reasonable expenses from non-compliant counties, including court costs, attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs

Denies all state grant funds to any county for the fiscal year following a final judicial determination that the county failed to comply with the agreement requirement, with the comptroller directed to adopt rules for uniform implementation