House Bill 3782 (2023) proposes to establish a Border Security Advisory Council to advise the governor or the governor’s designee on homeland security issues impacting the security of the Texas–Mexico border and on streamlining statewide border security activities and initiatives.
Border Security
Broadening Our Threat Perception: Iran’s Texas-Pakistani Network
Too many policymakers think of the Iranian regime as solely a Middle Eastern matter. But with attentions focused elsewhere, a powerful network of South Asian Shia Islamists operates with near impunity much closer—across the state of Texas. On March 13, a Pakistani Shia mosque in Houston, named the Ali Center, hosted a commemoration for the...
June 2, 2026