TX SB8

Requires sheriffs of counties operating jails (or contracting with private vendors to operate jails) to request and enter into 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law, with annual follow-up requests if initial attempts are unsuccessful

Establishes a state grant program administered by the comptroller to reimburse sheriffs for costs not covered by the federal government, with grants ranging from $80,000 (counties under 100,000 population) to $140,000 (counties with 1 million+ population)

Grant funds may be used over a two-year period for personnel compensation, equipment, training, reporting, inmate confinement costs, and other agreement-related expenses; county commissioners courts are prohibited from reducing sheriff department appropriations in response to grant receipt

Requires sheriffs who have not entered into agreements to annually provide proof of their attempts to the attorney general; the attorney general may bring enforcement actions in district court against non-compliant sheriffs and recover legal costs

Mandates biennial reporting by the comptroller to the governor and legislature on participating sheriffs and grant distributions; compliance deadline is December 1, 2026, with the act taking effect January 1, 2026