Scope: State (Texas)
Branch: Executive
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: January 29, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott signed Executive Order GA-52, directing Texas state agencies to identify and make available additional detention space for federal actors carrying out enforcement operations. The order instructs agencies to inventory state-controlled land and facilities that could be used for that purpose.
Constitutional basis: Governor directs agencies under his supervisory authority to supply detention capacity for federal enforcement, an expansive use without separate legislative authorization or appropriation.