EL PASO COUNTY — El Paso County Commissioners have adopted a county resolution in support of House Bill 990.

  • Resolution supports HB 990
  • Apposes border wall
  • Bill calls for report to lawmakers

Rep. Roland Gutierrez, D-Texas, filed House Bill 990 two week ago. It opposes the construction of a border wall in South Texas. The bill calls for the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to submit a report to Governor Abbott, and the state legislature about the effects of the construction of a border wall.

The bill also calls for the two agencies to propose solutions to mitigate any negative effects the border wall may have.

Rep. Gutierrez serves Texas House District 119 which includes parts of San Antonio and adjacent sections of Bexar County.