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Brown County court approves submission for sheriff immigration law-enforcement grant under cited Texas statute
Summary
Commissioner Chastain read and the court approved a resolution to submit an application for a sheriff immigration law-enforcement grant (Senate Bill A), citing Texas Government Code chapter 753 and pledging not to reduce sheriff funding if the grant is awarded.
Commissioner Chastain read a resolution asking Brown County to submit an application for the sheriff immigration law-enforcement grant program authorized by the Texas Legislature. The resolution cites Texas Government Code chapter 753 and identifies two memoranda of agreement the sheriff's office holds with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that make the county eligible for the program.
The resolution states the county will not reduce the sheriff's office funding on account of grant proceeds and authorizes submission of the application to the Texas Comptroller's Office for the fiscal year 2026–27. A motion to approve the resolution was moved and seconded on the floor and the court authorized the county judge to sign the application.
The resolution references statutory requirements that sheriffs who operate or contract jails enter into certain immigration law-enforcement agreements and notes the Texas attorney general may take action against sheriffs who fail to comply with the cited chapter. The court did not attach a fiscal analysis of how the $80,000 grant would be budgeted; the resolution includes exhibits described as tiers and memoranda of agreement.
