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A committee on Tuesday declined to advance a House bill that would increase penalties for smuggling and operating a stash house. The move comes as both chambers are already at an impasse over property-tax relief.

With the House absent, the measures passed by the Senate have no way of clearing their final hurdles and becoming law.

Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to sign into law border security legislation on Thursday, a day after the measures were approved by the Texas Senate.

The Texas Senate Committee on Border Security passed three controversial border security bills during a special session on Tuesday, but with the Texas House adjourned, it's unlikely the bills will become law any time soon.

A committee on Tuesday declined to advance a House bill that would increase penalties for smuggling and operating a stash house. The move comes as both chambers are already at an impasse over property-tax relief.

The Texas Senate moved forward with its border-security legislation on Wednesday. That’s despite the fact that the measure has no place to go as long as the Texas House remains away from the Capitol.

AUSTIN — The Texas Senate Border Society Committee passed four border-related bills Tuesday after raising concerns on at least one.