TX SB780

Establishes a Homeland Security Division within the Texas Department of Public Safety, led by a chief appointed by the director with commission consent, to coordinate multi-agency and public-private efforts for state security and resiliency

Assigns the division responsibility for strategic and operational planning of Texas border security operations, including intelligence collection and analysis, operating intelligence centers, and managing the Operation Drawbridge camera surveillance program along the Texas-Mexico border

Requires the division to develop comprehensive homeland security strategic plans, conduct risk assessments, facilitate security exercises, and coordinate federal assessments including the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

Directs the division to prioritize protection of critical infrastructure in energy, communications, transportation, and water/wastewater sectors, including creating a system to identify and categorize infrastructure assets and conducting public-private coordination exercises

Transfers management of the Border Security Operations Center and Joint Operations and Intelligence Centers to the new Homeland Security Division, along with associated funds, property, contracts, and employee positions from other state agencies