Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans’ Affairs

(a) The committee shall have 11 members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:

(1) law enforcement;
(2) the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals;
(3) the provision of security services by private entities;
(4) homeland security, including:
- (A) the defense of the state and nation, including terrorism response; and
- (B) emergency preparedness and disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery;
(5) the relations between the State of Texas and the federal government involving defense and veterans issues;
(6) the various branches of the military service of the United States;
(7) the realignment or closure of military bases;
(8) veterans of military and related services; and
(9) the following state agencies: the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Emergency Management Council, the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the Texas Military Preparedness Commission, the Commission on State Emergency Communications, the Texas Military Department, the Texas Veterans Commission, the Veterans' Land Board, and the Texas Crime Stoppers Council.

(b) The committee has one permanent standing subcommittee, a subcommittee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs, to consider all matters relating to:

(1) the relations between the State of Texas and the federal government involving defense and veterans issues;
(2) the various branches of the military service of the United States;
(3) the realignment or closure of military bases; and
(4) veterans of military and related services.