Border communities rally against 'Border Protection Unit' bill

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas House Committee on State Affairs on Wednesday will consider a bill to create the "Border Protection Unit," vesting broad new law enforcement responsibilities in a new arm of the Department of Public Safety and challenging the limits of the state's border jurisdiction.House Bill 20 by Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, gives DPS a new responsibility of "defense and security of this state's air, maritime, and land borders." The governor would have sole authority to appoint