Bill > SB1900

This bill expands the provisions of existing law related to criminal street gangs to also include "foreign terrorist organizations." Specifically, it amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to define "foreign terrorist organization" and include it alongside criminal street gangs as a public nuisance. The bill also allows for civil actions and injunctions against foreign terrorist organizations, as well as the compilation of intelligence information about them in criminal databases. Additionally, the bill amends the Penal Code to make it a crime to coerce or recruit individuals into joining foreign terrorist organizations, and to criminalize directing the activities of such organizations. Overall, the bill aims to provide law enforcement with more tools to combat the threat of foreign terrorist organizations operating in Texas.